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ATHLETE rover steps up to long desert trek
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ATHLETE rover, currently under development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is in the Arizona desert this month to participate in NASA's Research and Technology Studies, ...
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Sep 06, 2010 |
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Beyond camping, canoeing, Boy Scouts add robotics
(AP) -- Can a robot pitch a tent? If so, a Boy Scout who builds one might be able to earn two merit badges at once.
Apr 08, 2011 |
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'The Year of the Solar System' to begin
To mark an unprecedented flurry of exploration which is about to begin, NASA announced yesterday that the coming year will be "The Year of the Solar System" (YSS).
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Oct 08, 2010 |
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NASA's ATHLETE Warms Up for High Desert Run (w/ Video)
Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are currently putting their All-Terrain, Hex-Limbed, Extra-Terrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) through a series of long-drive tests on the long, dirt roads found ...
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Jul 30, 2010 |
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Expanding possibilities of lunar exploration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer science professor's software innovations give NASA robotic explorer extra capabilities, without the cost in time or money to develop mechanical components.
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Apr 09, 2010 |
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NASA Concludes Lunar Robotics Tests in Arizona
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has concluded two weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency's prototype lunar rovers.
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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Students To Participate In NASA's Lunar Field Test Activities
(PhysOrg.com) -- To prepare for human exploration of the moon and other destinations in our solar system, NASA is conducting a field test of rovers and equipment at an Earthly site in the Arizona desert. Hundreds ...
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Sep 11, 2009 |
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Beyond Apollo: Moon Tech Takes a Giant Leap
The flight computer onboard the Lunar Excursion Module, which landed on the Moon during the Apollo program, had a whopping 4 kilobytes of RAM and a 74 KB "hard drive." In places, the craft's outer skin was ...
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Apr 09, 2009 |
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NASA Tests Lunar Robots and Spacesuits on Earthly Moonscape
Conditions on the moon will be harsher, but prototype NASA robotic vehicles braved sand storms and unprecedented temperature swings this month on sand dunes near Moses Lake, Wash., to prepare for future lunar ...
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Jun 16, 2008 |
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One giant leap for space fashion -- MIT designs sleek, skintight spacesuit
In the 40 years that humans have been traveling into space, the suits they wear have changed very little. The bulky, gas-pressurized outfits give astronauts a bubble of protection, but their significant mass ...
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Jul 16, 2007 |
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Space Droids In The Desert
Arizona tourists may think they've stumbled upon a science fiction movie set if they find themselves near the state's famed Meteor Crater in early September. Though they won't get a glimpse of R2D2 or C3PO, they will see ...
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Sep 15, 2006 |
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