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Article: NASA formulates strategy to launch first mission to collect Martian soil samples
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- December 11, 2007
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Washington, Dec. 11 -- NASA is developing plans to launch the first Mars mission to bring soil samples back to Earth, which will contribute significantly to answering questions about the possibility of life on the red planet.
This mission would be in collaboration with IMARS (International Mars Architecture for Return of Samples), a group formed in 1993 to provide a forum for the international coordination of Mars exploration missions.
"The exciting progress being made by the IMARS team is contributing directly to making this mission a reality in the next decade. All spacefaring nations have a standing invitation from ...