'Red Dragon' on Mars: Sample-Return Mission Concept with SpaceX Capsules (Images)

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 16:31 in Astronomy & Space

A look at the "Red Dragon" mission concept, which would use SpaceX's Dragon capsule and Falcon Heavy rocket to bring Red Planet samples — perhaps gathered by NASA's 2020 Mars rover — to Earth.

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