Oct 7, 2021 | Solar, Space
The goal of the Lucy mission is simple: get close enough to eight of the so-called “Trojan asteroids” to snap photos and beam them back to NASA. Those images could verify long-held suspicions by scientists that the Trojan asteroids are peppered with organic...
Sep 30, 2021 | Climate, Robots, Space
On July 7, 2021, NASA sent two robotic explorers to the Arctic to collect sea surface temperature data and improve estimates of ocean temperatures in that region. Pairing up with Saildrone, a designer and manufacturer of non-crewed surface vehicles or USVs,...
Sep 8, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Space
An AI-powered robot with a digital face is ready for a new mission on the International Space Station. The robot, called CIMON-2 (it’s short for Crew Interactive Mobile Companion) worked alongside two European astronauts on past missions to...
Aug 26, 2021 | Featured, Robots, Space
NASA is talking about software that it uses in autonomous robots that operate inside ISS. The software is called ISAAC, which stands for Integrated System for Autonomous and Adaptive Caretaking. The software was integrated into Bumble, one of the Astrobee robots...
Aug 19, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Space
Advances in commercial drone technology are opening up new growth opportunities for the space industry, which has an often underappreciated synergistic relationship with uncrewed aerial vehicles. The fast-evolving market for drones attracted $1.4 billion in venture...
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