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NASA awards Rocket Lab study contract for Mars Sample Return (spacenews.com)
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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Note that this is just a "study contract" not a "sample return contract". Still cool though!

[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Fingers crossed that they get the real contract. I love this proposal and think they could actually pull it off. I have way less trust in a company like Blue Origin stringing together a bunch of subcontractors to do it.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

I was pretty impressed when I heard this news.

Good work RocketLab

[–] SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That looks like a giant...