David Beaty

TL;DR: The 2007 Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.0 as discussed by the authors provides a common framework for future planning of systems concepts, technology development, and operational testing as well as potential Mars robotic missions, research conducted on the International Space Station, and future potential lunar exploration missions.

TL;DR: Significant changes in knowledge of the capabilities of terrestrial organisms and the existence of possibly habitable martian environments have led to a new appreciation of where Mars Special Regions may be identified and protected.

TL;DR: The NASA Mars 2020 rover mission will explore an astrobiologically relevant martian site to investigate regional geology, evaluate past habitability, seek signs of ancient life, and assemble a returnable cache of samples as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The iMOST team as mentioned in this paper defined a set of science and engineering objectives for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign and provided a framework for demonstrating how the first set of returned Martian samples would impact future Martian science and exploration.

TL;DR: This study was undertaken to consider the science of the MSR Campaign concept from end to end and the principal output of the Mars Sample Return End-to-End International Science Analysis Group (E2E-iSAG): a group chartered by MEPAG (Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group).