From TLDR 2025-01-09

NASA HAS JUST TWO MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION LANDER OPTIONS LEFT (2
MINUTE READ) [7]

NASA will need until 2026 before making a final decision on how the
Mars Sample Return mission will work. The space agency has whittled
the options to two: use the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which
would employ the sky crane technology to deposit a lander on the
surface of the red planet, or use a commercial vendor to get a lander
to Mars. The plan relies on the Perseverance trundlebot being able to
make it to the lander. The JPL option would cost between $6.6 billion
and $7.7 billion, while the commercial providers may cost between $5.8
billion and $7.1 billion. NASA has not provided details on what the
commercial vendors suggested due to proprietary information concerns.

TESLA APPEALS DECISION AGAINST CEO ELON MUSK'S $56BN PAY PACKAGE (1
MINUTE READ) [18]

Elon Musk was originally granted the pay package in 2018, but
Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick denied the payment twice.

WE TALKED TO THE GUY WHO WAS STUCK IN A WAYMO ROBOTAXI ON A DIZZYING
LOOP (4 MINUTE READ) [19]

Mike Johns, founder and CEO of Digital Mind State, an AI consultancy,
recently found himself stuck in a Waymo vehicle circling a parking
lot, unable to get out.

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[7] https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/nasa_whittles_down_mars_sample/?utm_ source=tldrnewsletter
[18] https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-appeals-decision-against-ceo-elon-musks-56 bn-pay-package/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[19] https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/we-talked-to-the-guy-who-was-stuck-in-a- waymo-robotaxi-on-an-dizzying-loop/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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