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August 27, 2010
MARSDAILY
Opportunity Stops To Check Out Rocks
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 27, 2010
Opportunity has paused in her trek toward Endeavour crater to examine an exposed outcrop of rock that is of interest to the science team. On Sol 2336 (Aug. 19, 2010), the rover performed a 7-meter (23-foot) backward turn with a forward bump to approach the outcrop contact. On the next sol, Opportunity performed a short turn to place surface targets within reach of the robotic arm (Instrument Deployment Device, IDD). On Sol 2339 (Aug. 23, 2010), Opportunity conducted a relay test pass with Ma ... read more

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OPINION SPACE

Shipwrecks Of Mars
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SOLAR DAILY

Self-Cleaning Technology From Mars Can Keep Terrestrial Solar Panels Dust Free
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MOON DAILY

Caterpillar Joins Sponsors Of First Expedition
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MOON DAILY

A Hop, Skip And A Jump On The Moon - And Beyond
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.

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MILTECH

'Flying Robot' Pilot Helps Find IEDs In Helmand
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ENERGY TECH

Scientists challenge US optimism on oil spill damage
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MOON DAILY

China's Lunar Twins
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SPACEMART

Oil And Gas Exploration Benefit From Space Tech
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review
MILTECH

ABB To Display Robotic Automation Concepts And Capabilities
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STATION NEWS

Astronauts make third space foray to fix ISS cooling pump
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TERROR WARS

Versatile Advanced Monitoring System (VAMS) For Perimeter Security
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STATION NEWS

Astronauts start third spacewalk to fix ISS cooling pump
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THE STANS

US intensifies strikes at Al-Qaeda targets: report
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ROBO SPACE
Star Wars Meets UPS As Robonaut Packed For Space
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 12, 2010
Getting into space isn't necessarily easy for astronauts, and it's not much easier for a robotic astronaut, either. Cocooned inside an aluminum frame and foam blocks cut out to its shape, Robonaut 2, or R2, is heading to the International Space Station inside the Permanent Multipurpose Module in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay as part of the STS-133 mission. Once in place inside the ... more

UAV NEWS
Elbit Systems Launches Two New Robots
Haifa, Israel (SPX) Aug 13, 2010
During Elbit Systems' latest exhibition displaying advanced land and C4I solutions, the Company launched two new members of the VIPeR family of intelligent and portable robots: Mini-VIPeR and Maxi-VIPeR, which join the combat-proven VIPeR robot, already operational in the Israel Defense Forces under the Hebrew name "Pazit." Building on Elbit Systems' extensive experience and know-how in th ... more

BEE STING
Artificial Bee Eye Gives Insight Into Insects' Visual World
London, UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2010
Despite their tiny brains, bees have remarkable navigation capabilities based on their vision. Now scientists have recreated a light-weight imaging system mimicking a honeybee's field of view, which could change the way we build mobile robots and small flying vehicles. New research published in IOP Publishing's Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, describes how the researchers from the Center o ... more

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ROBO SPACE

Planet rover stretches its legs

MOON DAILY

NASA Seeks Data From Innovative Lunar Demonstrations


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TIME AND SPACE
Kepler Discovers Multiple Planets Transiting A Single Star

Seven-Planet System Discovered

Richest Planetary System Discovered

TIME AND SPACE
Canadian PM Announces Support For Next Gen Of Satellites

First Successful Corona Remote Sensing Satellite Marks 50 Year Anniversary

Student Competition 'In The Can'

TIME AND SPACE
China Launches New Mapping Satellite

Venture Capital Fund Backs Business Opportunities From Space

Life360 Launches Real-Time Family Tracking App For iPhone

TIME AND SPACE
China Finishes Construction Of First Unmanned Space Module

China Contributes To Space-Based Information Access A Lot

China Sends Research Satellite Into Space

TIME AND SPACE
Perseid Meteors Return: Viewing Conditions Excellent

Fireball heralds arrival of meteor shower

The Impact That Shattered Santa Fe

TIME AND SPACE
Sunlight Spawns Many Binary And 'Divorced' Binary Asteroids

Some Asteroids Live In Own Little Worlds

NASA prepares for asteroid rendezvous

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ROBO SPACE
First robot with 'emotions' unveiled
London (UPI) Aug 9, 2010
European researchers have developed a robot they say is the first able to display and detect emotions and react to being treated kindly. The humanoid robot, called Nao, can detect human emotions through non-verbal clues such as body-language and facial expressions and gets better at reading a person's mood through prolonged interaction, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Monday. With a "brain" designed to mirror the neural network of the human mind, it can remember its interactions with ... read more

ROBO SPACE
UK Awards LM $5 M For Desert Hawk III UAS

New Heights In UAV Damage Tolerance Flight Testing

Upgraded Surveillance Aircraft Arrive In Afghanistan

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ROBO SPACE
Canadian PM Announces Support For Next Gen Of Satellites

First Successful Corona Remote Sensing Satellite Marks 50 Year Anniversary

Student Competition 'In The Can'

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ROBO SPACE
Computer data stored with 'spintronics'

Protein From Poplar Trees Can Be Used To Greatly Increase Computer Capacity

Polymer Synthesis Could Aid Future Electronics

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ROBO SPACE
India passes civil nuclear liability bill

Merkel eyes new contribution from German nuclear industry

Quebecers full of hope and fear over uranium

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ROBO SPACE
Indonesian terror suspects go on trial

New Challenges Posed By The Changing Landscape Of Capture And Preservation Of Digital Evidence

Deadly communist attack could derail talks: Philippines

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