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I recently had a conversation with a NASA JPL engineer that was bemoaning the fact that the internal…
It opens with: “I recently had a conversation with a NASA JPL engineer that was bemoaning the fact that the internal “Planetary Protection” department at NASA threw up substantial roadblocks for Mars missions in the name of protecting the pristine Martian environment. They will surely be apoplectic about this.” — a public X post by John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack), posted 2026-09-25. Verified for export on this site: 1,250 characters, 2 paragraphs. Use the button above to save it as Word, PDF or Markdown, images included.
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It opens with: “I recently had a conversation with a NASA JPL engineer that was bemoaning the fact that the internal “Planetary Protection” department at NASA threw up substantial roadblocks for Mars missions in the name of protecting the pristine Martian environment. They will surely be apoplectic about this.” — a public X post by John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack), posted 2026-09-25. Verified for export on this site: 1,250 characters, 2 paragraphs. Use the button above to save it as Word, PDF or Markdown, images included.
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- 2026-09-25
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