Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NASA's MOXIE successfully creates Oxygen on Mars, and SpaceX's Crew-Dragon successfully returns to the ISS.

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Sources:

nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-perseverance-mars-rover-extracts-first-oxygen-from-red-planet
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/moxie
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/moxie/for-scientists
manuscript.elsevier.com/S009457651630203X/pdf/S009457651630203X.pdf
space.com/spacex-crew-2-astronaut-launch-rocket-landing-success
space.com/spacex-crew-2-dragon-space-station-docking-success