The company has outlined its proposed architecture to return martian rock and dust samples to Earth for research.

In what appears to be a jab at NASA ... But other elements of Rocket Lab’s architecture—such as the MAV and sample retriever—align with the space agency’s plans. The company further ...

NASA torn over two plans to bring rock samples from Mars: recreating a previous rocket method or getting a lander from a commercial company.

NASA wants to go to Mars ... samples collected previously by the Perseverance Rover. The retrieval craft would then transfer its treasures to a smaller rocket, which would carry them to orbit ...

NASA has announced potential plans to recover rock samples from Mars. Scientists will investigate whether there is ...

This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples collected from the Mars surface by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA ...

Elon Musk's space ventures and Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House are poised to reshape space exploration. European players also want their seat at the table, but what can they do with ...

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKLB) disclosed an agreement with NASA to include its Neutron rocket under the existing Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract.

The more traditional alternative would use the same landing method that lowered NASA's Perseverance and Curiosity rovers onto the Martian surface — a rocket-steered platform known as a sky crane.