Hank: the Mars sample return mission will not happen in the 2020s (2025)
prediction · status: due 2029; outcome not yet known · last event: predicted (2025-09-12) · owner: Hank
In September 2025 Hank said the Mars sample return mission would definitely not happen in the 2020s.
About: Mars sample return
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | predicted | Hank says the Mars sample return mission is definitely not going to happen in the 2020s. | This Might Actually be Happening 00:11:14 |
What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2025-09-12 · This Might Actually be Happening — Hank says Perseverance packages and leaves samples for a robotic return mission, which has not launched and has been fraught to get done and funded. — 00:11:14
- 2025-09-12 · This Might Actually be Happening — Hank hopes the sample return will happen in the 2030s, when he will theoretically still be alive. (hedged) — 00:11:14