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NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples From Mars

. NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples From Mars The award brings NASA a step closer to the first robotic round trip to bring samples safely to Earth through the Mars Sample Return Program. NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight…
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The Galaxy S22 will use plastic from recycled fishing nets

The Galaxy S22 has leaked extensively, but there’s only so much you can tell from renders. For example, it turns out that Samsung has created a “new material” to use in the product — one made from the plastic in discarded fishing nets. Samsung says it’ll soon…
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NASA and SpaceX say lagging parachutes on Dragon capsule are not a problem

NASA and SpaceX say they are looking into a recurring issue with lagging parachutes on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule — critical features the spacecraft needs to land when it returns from orbit. However, the two spaceflight partners are downplaying the seriousness of the problem, claiming that the parachutes are still behaving safely despite the behavior. The parachute issue cropped up during…
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Elon Musk’s first Starship update in two years is next week

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans to give an update on his company’s next-generation Starship rocket next Thursday evening. The presentation will come more than two years after Musk’s last update on the vehicle in 2019. Starship is the massive new deep-space rocket…
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SpaceX planning to launch up to 52 missions in 2022

Commercial space company SpaceX plans to launch a whopping 52 flights in 2022, a NASA safety panel revealed today during a meeting. If successful, it would be the most launches the company has ever conducted in a single year, with its previous record last year at 31…
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Caltech Names Laurie Leshin Director of JPL

. Caltech Names Laurie Leshin Director of JPL The distinguished geochemist and space scientist brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in academic and government service to JPL. Laurie Leshin, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of Caltech.
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Arcadia High Comes in First as JPL Marks 30 Years Hosting Regional Science Bowl

. Arcadia High Comes in First as JPL Marks 30 Years Hosting Regional Science Bowl The team heads to the national championship after an intense virtual competition that also marked a milestone for the Lab. After months of training till midnight and hours of anxiety amid fast-paced competition, five Arcadia High School students took back their crown and are headed to the…
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