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New Horizon Probe has finished transmitting pictures 15 months after the Pluto Flyby
Posted in Science on 29th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
There's a great deal of work ahead to understand the 400-plus scientific observations that have all been sent to Earth.
Elon Musk says SpaceX could put 'miner/tunneling droids' on Mars
Posted in Science on 26th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
'Initially, glass panes with carbon fiber frames to build geodesic domes on the surface, plus a lot of miner/tunneling droids.'
Vector rocket will be second stage of DARPA spaceplane for cheap daily microsatellite launches
Posted in Hardware on 24th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
DARPA is targeting turnaround times and consistency that would permit XS-1 to launch "10 times in 10 days."
MIT claims they are programming humanoid robots to help explore Mars
Posted in Science on 23rd Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
When it comes time for astronauts to set foot on the Red Planet, they will be looking for robots to help them with some of the legwork.
Schiaparelli: Mars probe 'crash site identified'
Posted in Science on 22nd Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
The parachute was jettisoned too early and its retrorockets, designed to slow the robot to a hover, fired only for a few seconds. They should have operated for half a minute.