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Newly Proposed Technology for Utilizing In-Orbit Robots to Capture Malfunctioning Satellites

Using an in-orbit robot to capturing a malfunctioning satellite that is tumbling out of control is currently just a theoretical idea. However, research inspired by nature to be published in the forthcoming issue of International Journal of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems, could take us a small step towards making such science fiction science fact.

6 Nov 2013

Swinburne Robotics Students to Develop Dual Seater Electric Powered Parachute

Swinburne University of Technology is entering the flying electric vehicle research space with work about to begin on building a dual seater electric powered parachute.

4 Nov 2013

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Begins Climbing Solander Point

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover has begun climbing "Solander Point," the northern tip of the tallest hill it has encountered in the mission's nearly 10 Earth years on Mars.

25 Oct 2013

Lockheed Martin Announces Continuous Support for Tethered Aerostat-Based System

Lockheed Martin will continue to support a tethered aerostat-based system that provides real-time, around-the-clock reconnaissance and surveillance for warfighters in Afghanistan. The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $345 million contract to operate and sustain the Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS).

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 22 Oct 2013

NASA Administrator Issues Statement on Successful Berthing of Orbital Cygnus Spacecraft

The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John P. Holdren about the berthing of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday.

1 Oct 2013

ISS Robotic Arm Captures and Attaches Cygnus Cargo Resupply Spacecraft

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) used a robotic arm to capture and attach a Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft Sunday, marking several spaceflight firsts for NASA and its partner, Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va.

1 Oct 2013

Swarms of Tiny Robots Will Self-Organize for Future Space Exploration

Robots are the pioneering space explorers of the future, argues Srikanth Saripalli, an assistant professor at ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, in a Future Tense article for Slate magazine.

23 Sep 2013

Honeybee Robotics’ Tools Complete 300 Total Excavations of Mars Rocks and Soil

Tools on Mars Exploration Rovers, Phoenix Lander and Mars Science Laboratory have completed 300 total excavations of Mars rocks and soil over the last decade, moving approximately 450 cc’s of material for scientific analysis

From Honeybee Robotics 13 Sep 2013

Innovative Spherical Robots for Planetary Exploration Selected for NIAC Program

NASA has selected six technology proposals for continued study under the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program.

30 Aug 2013

Ames Research Center and Wallops Flight Facility to Launch LADEE Robotic Mission

Model rocket enthusiasts are invited to launch their rockets September 1 from the Visitor Center at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and learn about NASA's next mission to the moon: the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE). All are welcome to view the launches and learn about the mission.

29 Aug 2013