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I wouldn't bet on that. What they're building is a vehicle that conveys things to Mars. If that massive problem is being handled, entities like NASA are free to focus on what they want to put on Mars. If SpaceX is just ferrying NASA's shit, I'd bet we'll see more than trash inside Red Dragon.

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Not for the first launch we won't. They might get something a cut over an rc car with an iphone taped to the top, but with the time line suggested there is no way to slap together something that will do anything new: the trip will be purely to show the trip can be done, and not contribute very much for science.

I guess we'll see.

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