With its high-jump capabilities, LEAP could jumpstart science-driven exploration throughout the solar system.

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Contractions from shrinking causes faults to move suddenly, generating quakes on the Moon.

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NASA needed an airbag system that was lightweight enough to launch, but tough enough to survive jagged rocks and extreme temperatures on Mars.

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Canadarm2 can be commanded to move wherever it needs to go on the outside of the International Space Station.

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Radio Frequency Gauges could measure how much fuel is in the tank.

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A new sonification technique changes the haunting tune this black hole is playing.

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