NASA picks Lockheed Martin to build rocket to bring samples

NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space to build rockets to help retrieve samples from Mars.The Colorado-based company will build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric ...

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