Earlier this month, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials presented two possible plans for the mission, known as Mars Sample Return, for the incoming administration.

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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 argued that its systems are already proven ...