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Inflatable systems from rovers and antennas to solar arrays and solar sails, all compact as origami when stowed, will expand on arrival to larger volumes. The connection between new research, terrestrial demonstrations and future missions will also be discussed, along with ways that robotic technologies enable sample selection and sample return to Earth from Mars and small bodies such as comets and asteroids. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology. This lecture is part of the monthly von Karman Lecture Series, sponsored by the JPL Media Relations Office.