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      07-30-2020, 12:42 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by bimmer456 View Post
So ULA is being used to launch perseverance. The fact that the boosters dont return to the launch pad like space x is lame. They should just use space x for everything instead of wasting tax payer money on an inferior launch system. Thoughts? Also the plan is to retrieve the samples in 2026. But if space x lands people on mars in 2024 he might as well retrieve the samples himself lol. Maybe they can have a return mission before NASA. Not sure if it is a one way trip tho.
are you going to be on the first trip to mars?
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