What the Mars Sample Return Audit REVEALS: The REAL Problems With NASA

NASA’s boldest mission ever to scoop Mars rocks and bring them home just got BLISTERED by auditors. The February 2024 Inspector General report reveals Mars Sample Return is careening off the rails before it even left the launchpad.
This staggeringly complex flagship mission carrying the first pristine Red Planet geologic samples back to eager scientists has ALREADY gone triple budget and fallen years behind schedule.
And the worst part? Nearly all the early missteps and mess-ups were avoidable. Unforced errors abound according to the detailed audit. It highlights massive risks still lurking further down the road for MSR’s intricate space ops ballet.
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