2022 ⟶ National Ignition Facility Achieves Fusion Ignition & Respect for Marriage Act Signed
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🧬 Synthetic Organism Mycoplasma laboratorium Created
The first synthetic organism, Mycoplasma laboratorium is created by the J. Craig Venter Institute⟶

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🚀 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

🚀 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

⚛️ 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

⚛️ National Ignition Facility Achieves Fusion Ignition
National Ignition Facility achieves first fusion ignition.⟶

Nuclear PhysicsEnergyScientific BreakthroughResearch and DevelopmentClimate ChangeRenewable Energy
