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Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing
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Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing

The image of the dangling science lab marks the first such close-up photo of a spacecraft landing on Mars or any planet beyond Earth

NASA rover Perseverance on track for daredevil landing on Mars
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NASA rover Perseverance on track for daredevil landing on Mars

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE's Hope Probe enters orbit in first Arab Mars mission

Jared Isaacman. Photo: Collected
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For billionaire Jared Isaacman, the space tourism era begins

Photo: Collected from BBC
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