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  • NASA/JPL’s Perseverance Rover Safely Landed on Mars Today

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    NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory put out a statement after the successful landing: The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion…

  • Let’s Intimidate NASA

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    Loren Grush for The Verge: Two weeks ago, Sidd Bikkannavar flew back into the United States after spending a few weeks abroad in South America. An employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Bikkannavar had been on a personal trip, pursuing his hobby of racing solar-powered cars. He had recently joined a Chilean team, and…