The Orbex Rocket and A Record Smashing Jumping Robot

Today’s Solutions: December 05, 2025

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The Orbex Rocket and A Record Smashing Jumping Robot

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Happy Monday! Summers and Kristy start the week off with spacey solutions: Summers talks about the Orbex rocket prototype and how it could make space travel greener. Kristy then highlights a robot that’s smashed records to become the highest jumper to date, engineered or biological.

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This article was originally published on May 16, 2022

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