Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

1 Department of Geography, University College London, London, United Kingdom. 2 Philosophy Department, School of Historical Studies, Birkbeck University of London, London, United Kingdom.

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