And this, my good people, is what I was really doing in France last week (apart from counting aeroplanes at the Paris Air Show):

Smuggling... uh, *couriering* grains from asteroid Ryugu to Cité de l'espace in France. They will be on public display from this autumn!

Do I look IMMENSELY HAPPY to be handing over that case in Toulouse? Let's talk about the behind the scenes adventure... 📦 🏃‍♀️

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