The Pentagon once hid 10 giant red balloons across the US — and offered $40,000 to the first people to find them all

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10 large red weather balloons used for DARPA's Network Challenge float outside.
On December 5, 2009, in less than seven hours, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Red Balloon Challenge Team found all ten balloons.

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Marines fooled a DARPA robot by hiding in a cardboard box while giggling and pretending to be trees

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United States Marines and representatives from Boston Dynamics look at Spot, a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation, during the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge at the Fairplex June 5, 2015 in Pomona, California.

Watch Live: NASA and DARPA Discuss New Advanced Propulsion Tech

Gizmodo : Environment

Two of the most forward-thinking agencies in the United States are joining forces to foster the development of advanced space propulsion. A fireside chat on the new collaboration is scheduled for Tuesday morning, and you can watch it live right here.

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