Sample Return

NASA Astromaterials Sample Deadlines Approaching

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
December 5, 2025
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NASA Astromaterials Sample Deadlines Approaching
Apollo 17 sample being handled by NASA curators in a a nitrogen-purged cold glovebox using gloves and protective gear. — NASA

The next sample request deadline for Antarctic Meteorites is December 5, 2025. Requests received by this deadline will be reviewed in the Fall meeting by the Antarctic Meteorite Allocation Panel. Review of requests received after Dec. 5th may be delayed until the Spring of 2026.

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The Lunar sample request deadline will be Friday December 12th at 5 PM Houston time. All requests received after this date will not be considered until our next sample allocation period in the Spring of 2026. Please refer to this page for an updated date for the next submission period.

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