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America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.

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MIT Technology Review Narrated
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Mar 11, 2026
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2081
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Summary

The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changing space rocks. How did it fall off the rails? This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com