Mars Sample Return - The Last Singing

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Tyson: We're going to launch a mission to Jupiter next year that's going to focus on its icy moon, your rope. And then Mars sample return go to Mars, come back for the first time ever that Mars round trip. So delivering on those missions is our highest part. He says there are people looking over your shoulder to make sure what you bring back is properly sealed and contained. "I'm giving you an excuse to talk about it."

Could there be life under the icy surface of Europa? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic Chuck Nice explore interplanetary missions, asteroid mining, and other exciting launches with the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Laurie Leshin.

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