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EMXYS Presents Conclusions on Long Range Radio Frequency Navigation Sensor Implementation for Mars Sample Return Mission

In the framework of the European Space Agency’s Exomars Robotic Exploration Mission to explore the planet Mars, EMXYS as a leader of a Spanish consortium that includes the Universitat Politècnica de València, GMV and AURORASAT, has presented its conclusions to the European Space Agency (ESA) for the implementation of the Long Range Radio Frequency Navigation Sensor planned to be on-board the Mars spacecraft intended to get back to Earth 500 grams of Martian rocks and sand.

3 Nov 2015

Cassini Spacecraft Successfully Completes Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon

NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus today, passing 30 miles (49 kilometers) above the moon's south polar region at approximately 8:22 a.m. PDT (11:22 a.m. EDT).

30 Oct 2015

UNISONO Communication Solution Enables Orbiting Space Station to Maintain Contact with Robots on a Planet

The international UNISONO project, which is coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a communication solution that can allow orbiting space station in outer space to maintain uninterrupted contact with robots working on the surface of a planet.

29 Oct 2015

Winners of 2015 Sample Return Robot Challenge to be Honored by NASA and U.S. Senate

The West Virginia Mountaineers, winners of the 2015 Sample Return Robot Challenge, will be recognized for their achievement at an event from 3 to 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, in Room 385 of the Senate Russell Office Building in Washington. Media are invited to attend and meet the team members.

15 Sep 2015

Engineers Employ Friction-Stir Welding to Connect Orion Spacecraft’s Tunnel and Forward Bulkhead

Lockheed Martin and NASA engineers have successfully welded the Orion spacecraft’s tunnel and forward bulkhead together.

10 Sep 2015

Engineers Perform Final Decontamination on Orion Crew Module

The Orion crew module flown 3,600 miles into space during Exploration Flight Test-1 has arrived to the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company headquarters in Littleton, Colorado.

3 Sep 2015

Trimble’s Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System Transforms Geospatial-Based Mapping, Inspection Applications

Trimble announced today the ZX5 Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), a new aerial imaging and workflow solution that captures and processes geo-referenced photo and video data for mapping, agriculture and inspection applications.

27 Aug 2015

Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Demonstrate Endurance Capabilities with MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu; the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with over an hour of fuel in reserve.

27 Aug 2015

NASA's Johnson Space Center Awards $101.9 Million Contract Extension to Raytheon

NASA's Johnson Space Center has awarded to Raytheon Company a contract extension with a potential value of $101.9 million. Raytheon will continue to provide operations, maintenance and engineering services for up to four years to NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), facilities that are critical to safe human spaceflight.

24 Aug 2015

NASA Researchers Develop Gecko-Inspired Grippers for Space Applications

A piece of tape can only be used a few times before the adhesion wears off and it can no longer hold two surfaces together. But researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, are working on the ultimate system of stickiness, inspired by geckos.

14 Aug 2015

Aerospace Robotics News

EMXYS Presents Conclusions on Long Range Radio Frequency Navigation Sensor Implementation for Mars Sample Return Mission

Cassini Spacecraft Successfully Completes Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon

UNISONO Communication Solution Enables Orbiting Space Station to Maintain Contact with Robots on a Planet

Winners of 2015 Sample Return Robot Challenge to be Honored by NASA and U.S. Senate

Engineers Employ Friction-Stir Welding to Connect Orion Spacecraft’s Tunnel and Forward Bulkhead

Engineers Perform Final Decontamination on Orion Crew Module

Trimble’s Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System Transforms Geospatial-Based Mapping, Inspection Applications

Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Demonstrate Endurance Capabilities with MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter

NASA's Johnson Space Center Awards $101.9 Million Contract Extension to Raytheon

NASA Researchers Develop Gecko-Inspired Grippers for Space Applications

Deep Learning Elevates the Precision of Brain Surgery

Machine Learning Improves Aerosol Prediction Accuracy

Proto-DS: Advanced AI for Food Testing and Quality Control

Machine Learning Predicts Flight Efficiency Accurately

Robots Outperform Humans in Chemistry Research

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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