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Walking On MarsParis, France (ESA) Feb 14, 2011 Three crewmembers of the virtual flight to Mars have 'landed' on their destination planet and two of them today took their first steps on the simulated martian terrain. The highlight of the Mars500 mission lasted for one hour and 12 minutes, starting at 13:00 Moscow time. This Mars is housed in the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow, on the next storey up the cylindrical modules housing the Mars500 crew. Six men have been already been isolated for more than eight months during the first fu ... read more |
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  Europe set for landmark launch with robot freighter A robot freighter is poised to blast into the skies on Tuesday in the heftiest liftoff in Europe's space programme that will also bring its tally of launches to a historic 200. ... more | .. |
  Astro_Paolo And Views From Space Paolo Nespoli, ESA's astronaut working and living on the Space Station, is sharing his experience with the world via a constant flow of beautiful photos and tweets. Let's hear from Paolo what he thi ... more | .. |
  Second Last Shuttle Launch Campaign Grinds On During space shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight, the STS-133 crew members will take important spare parts to the International Space Station along with the Express Logistics Carrier-4. Stev ... more | .. |
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  IBM computer, Jeopardy! champ tied after first day An IBM computer displayed a few quirks but played to a draw on the opening day on Monday of a man vs. machine showdown with two human champions of the popular US television game show Jeopardy!. ... more | .. |
IBM's 'Watson' to take on Jeopardy! champs It's man vs. machine as an IBM computer takes on two human champions of the popular US television quiz show Jeopardy! on Monday. ... more | .. |
IBM computer, Jeopardy! champ tied after first day An IBM computer displayed a few quirks but played to a draw on the opening day on Monday of a man vs. machine contest against two human champions of the popular US television game show Jeopardy!. ... more | .. |
  Elbit unveils new UAV command center Elbit Systems says it has successfully flight-tested its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles from one ground control station, greatly enhancing the operational flexibility of the long-range drones amid a growing global market for the aircraft. ... more |
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  Sticker shock: Pentagon reports cost millions The Pentagon on Monday highlighted efforts to save money in a new defense budget but revealed that its budget documents cost millions of dollars to prepare. ... more | .. |
Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US The Pentagon on Monday proposed a reduced defense budget for the first time since the September 11 attacks, finding savings in the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. ... more | .. |
  Israel gears up to go electric These heralds of a new age are remarkably quiet. No drums, no trumpets, just the whirr of a robot changing batteries and an electric car silently gliding around the Better Place test track. ... more | .. |
  VIMS Team Glides Into Polar Research Researcher Walker Smith of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, has been conducting shipboard studies of biological productivity in Antarctica's Ross Sea for the la ... more |
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 Volunteers begin virtual Mars 'space walk' Two volunteers from Italy and Russia on Monday stepped out for their first virtual "space walk" on Mars, which came as part of an experiment to study the effects of a mission to the Red Planet. ... more | .. |
 For Robust Robots, Let Them Be Babies First Want to build a really tough robot? Forget about Terminator. Instead, watch a tadpole turn into a frog. Or at least that's not too far off from what University of Vermont roboticist Josh Bonga ... more | .. |
 Tool Makes Search For Martian Life Easier Finding life on Mars could get easier with a creative adaption to a common analytical tool that can be installed directly on the robotic arm of a space rover. In a recent paper published onlin ... more | .. |
  LRO Could Have Given Apollo 14 Crew Another Majestic View Although the Apollo 14 mission to the moon was filled with incredible sights and was completely successful - it met all its science goals - the crew experienced a bit of a disappointment at missing ... more |
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Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts
Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution
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 Astrobotic Technology Annouces Lunar Mission On SpaceX Falcon 9 Astrobotic Technology has announced it has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic's robotic payload to the Moon on a Falcon 9. The expedition will search for water and deliver payloads, ... more | .. |
  Charles Bolden's Story: "From the Segregated South to Low Earth Orbit" It's a long way from the segregated south to low Earth orbit. But I am fortunate to have made the journey and to have had many opportunities to serve my nation in a 34-year career with the U.S. Mari ... more | .. |
 NASA And Worcester Polytechnic Institute Are Challenge Partners NASA has signed an agreement with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) of Worcester, Mass., to manage the Sample Return Robot Challenge, one of the agency's new Centennial Challenges prize comp ... more | .. |
  Iran to launch several satellites: Ahmadinejad Iran plans to launch several home-built satellites by March 2012, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday after the unveiling of four new prototypes. ... more |
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  Future Surgeons May Use Robotic Nurse Surgeons of the future might use a system that recognizes hand gestures as commands to control a robotic scrub nurse or tell a computer to display medical images of the patient during an operation. ... more | .. |
 Bat-winged drone bomber in test flight: US Navy A robotic, bat-winged bomber designed to take off from a US aircraft carrier has passed its first test in a debut flight in California, the US Navy said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Propellant System Tests Scheduled For Discovery During space shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight, the STS-133 crew members will take important spare parts to the International Space Station along with the Express Logistics Carrier-4. Stev ... more | .. |
 UA Engineers Study Birds And Bees To Design Robust Unmanned Vehicles University of Arizona aerospace and mechanical engineers are studying bird and bee flight to develop unmanned vehicles that stay aloft longer and cope with sudden and severe changes in airflow. ... more |
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 Fleet Of INL-Designed Mars Hoppers Could Swiftly Explore Other Worlds Mars is our next frontier. We'd like to know whether the Red Planet ever hosted its own life forms - and where it might be able to host human explorers. The twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity h ... more | .. |
  Boeing And iRobot Team Delivers First SUGVs To USAF Boeing and partner iRobot has announced that they have delivered the first 30 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) under a contract with the U.S. Air Force for the service's Explosive Ordnance Disp ... more | .. |
 Robonaut 2 Set To Launch In February NASA's Robonaut 2 is primed and ready for launch aboard space shuttle Discovery in February. R2 is so ready, in fact, that it's going up ahead of its legs, which will follow on a later launch. ... more | .. |
  DLR 2011 - Research Has High Priority In Germany The missions and projects planned by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) in 2011 underline the importance of research in Germany, specifically in the fields ... more |
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 Crew Attaches Japanese Resupply Vehicle To ISS Expedition 26 Flight Engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli used the station's robotic arm to attach the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) to the Earth-facing port of the ... more | .. |
 Japanese cargo craft reaches space station An unmanned Japanese cargo spaceship has safely arrived at the International Space Station, delivering tons of supplies for the station and its crew members. ... more | .. |
 NASA's New Lander Prototype Skates Through Integration And Testing NASA engineers successfully integrated and completed system testing on a new robotic lander recently at Teledyne Brown Engineering's facility in Huntsville in support of the Robotic Lunar Lander Pro ... more | .. |
Nissan turning over a new Leaf with all-electric car At first glance Nissan's Oppama plant looks like any other. But a closer look reveals workers inserting lithium-ion batteries and electric motors in every sixth vehicle on the production line. ... more |
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