State-of-the-art facility to house space samples in Europe comes one step closer

Europe has a very strong legacy in the curation and research of precious extra terrestrial materials. But as our exploration continues to gather pace, a dedicated European Sample Curation Facility (ESCF), to receive and curate returned samples, is necessary.

Sample return space missions are those that are designed to visit a solar system body, such as the moon, Mars or asteroids, and then collect and return samples to earth for scientific study. These missions are seen as important strategic steps in our continuing exploration of space, leading to human missions to the moon and Mars.

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