NASA Selects Lockheed To Launch Mars Samples Back To Earth

Artist's concept of Sample Retrieval Lander.
Credit: NASA
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small rocket capable of launching samples of Martian rock, soil and air gathered by the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover for return to Earth. The MAV is a crucial piece of the hardware...

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