2022 ⟶ National Ignition Facility Achieves Fusion Ignition
National Ignition Facility achieves first fusion ignition.
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🧬 Synthetic Organism Mycoplasma laboratorium Created
The first synthetic organism, Mycoplasma laboratorium is created by the J. Craig Venter Institute⟶
Genetic EngineeringBiotechnologyResearch and DevelopmentScientific Breakthrough
United States🚀 NASA Launches Mars 2020 Rover Mission
July 30: NASA successfully launches its Mars 2020 rover mission to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples for return to Earth.⟶
Space ExplorationMarsNASAAstronomyPlanetary Science
United States🚀 OSIRIS-REx Collects Asteroid Sample from Bennu
October 20: NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touches down on 101955 Bennu, becoming the agency's first probe to retrieve samples from an asteroid, with its cargo returning to Earth in 2023.⟶
Space ExplorationNASACosmologyPlanetary ScienceExploration
United States🚀 Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter Land on Mars
February 18: NASA's Mars 2020 mission (containing the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter drone) lands on Mars at Jezero Crater, after seven months of travel.⟶
Space ExplorationMarsNASAAerospace
United States⚛️ National Ignition Facility Achieves Fusion Ignition
National Ignition Facility achieves first fusion ignition.⟶
Nuclear PhysicsEnergyScientific BreakthroughResearch and DevelopmentClimate ChangeRenewable Energy
United States⚛️ National Ignition Facility Achieves Fusion Ignition & Respect for Marriage Act Signed
December 13:
National Ignition Facility achieves first fusion ignition.
President Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act, which federally protects same-sex and interracial marriages by requiring states to recognize each others' marriage standards.⟶
Nuclear PhysicsScientific BreakthroughLGBTQ+ RightsMarriage EqualityCivil RightsUnited States Politics
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