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

In Machines We Trust by MIT Technology Review

Mar 11, 202634:41Technology

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 - news...

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America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in. is an episode from In Machines We Trust by MIT Technology Review. The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changin...

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Published Mar 11, 2026, 34:41 long, audio available.