NASA prepares for the first rocket launch from a foreign planet - WION

The MAV will be humanitys first rocket to be fired off from another planet and it will further NASAs attempts to better understand the red planet

NASA has revealed details of how it is planning to bring samples from Mars to Earth. According to an update posted on the space agency's website, the compact, lightweight Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) wi… [+2224 chars]

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