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PlanetVac MMX testing Honeybee Robotics' PlanetVac collects a sample inside a vacuum chamber configured for a Mars-like atmospheric pressure. For this test, PlanetVac was suspended 10 centimeters above the ground to simulate a lopsided spacecraft landing, and collected 2.2 grams of soil. Honeybee Robotics