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NASA selects developer for rocket to retrieve first samples from Mars

Submit on Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 20:29

NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric samples from the surface of the Red Planet.

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