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Tag: Mars Ascent Vehicle

An illustration of the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) that will transport gathered Martian samples from the surface to orbit, where it will rendezvous with another spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Posted inCivil, Launch, Opinion

Missing link still needed to save Mars Sample Return

by Dan RobitzskiFebruary 5, 2025February 5, 2025

There is a perception that NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission is being delayed by indecision, but the real delay has been multiple decades of seeking a heritage propulsion solution […]

A scale model of the Mars Ascent Vehicle is loaded by Wind Tunnel Test Engineer Sam Schmitz into the trisonic wind tunnel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for testing. The 14-by-14-inch tunnel has been used to test launch vehicle configurations for Artemis, Redstone, Jupiter-C, Saturn, and more. Credit: NASA/Jonathan Deal
Posted inPress Release

Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket

by SpaceRef EditorSeptember 26, 2023July 15, 2024

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