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Spirit Rover Update – Stuck Mars Rover

Spirit Rover Update – Stuck Mars Rover

By Dan on May 29, 2009

NASA is currently planning on imaging the underbody of the immobile rover to see just how badly Spirit is trapped in the sand.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, mars, nasa, news, opportunity, rover, sand, space, Space and NASA, spirit, stuck in sand | 1 Response

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will Map the Moon’s Surface for Manned Missions

By Dan on May 23, 2009

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, will collect data about the moon in support of future manned missions.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, moon, nasa, satellite, space, Space and NASA, video | Leave a response

Spirit Rover Update – Still Stuck, But NASA is Working on it.

Spirit Rover Update – Still Stuck, But NASA is Working on it.

By Dan on May 21, 2009

Stuck Spirit Mars Rover receives good news about her middle wheel. Diagnostics indicate it may not be jammed after all. Opportunity snaps a picture of herself.

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, mars, nasa, news, opportunity, rover, space, Space and NASA, spirit, update | 1 Response

Mars Rover Stuck in Deep Sand, says NASA

Mars Rover Stuck in Deep Sand, says NASA

By Dan on May 16, 2009

Earlier this month, Spirit, one of NASA’s Mars rovers, became stuck in deep sand. NASA engineers are working to find the best method of freeing the aging rover.

Posted in Space and NASA, robot news | Tagged astrobotics, nasa, rover, sand, space, Space and NASA, spirit, stuck in sand | 3 Responses

NASA’s Lunar Exploration Robot Prototype – Scarab the Moon Drilling Rover

NASA’s Lunar Exploration Robot Prototype – Scarab the Moon Drilling Rover

By Dan on April 13, 2009

NASA’s Moon rover, Scarab, will drill and test the Moon’s surface

Posted in Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, moon, nasa, rover, scarab, Space and NASA, video | Leave a response

Lawn-Mower Sized Robots could Help Build a Lunar Base

Lawn-Mower Sized Robots could Help Build a Lunar Base

By Dan on March 6, 2009

Astrobotic Technology Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have found a way to use riding lawn-mower sized construction robots to prepare our Moon’s surface for a NASA outpost.
The goal of the project was to figure out how to reduce the disruption of Moon dust when outpost rockets land or take off. Since the Moon has [...]

Posted in Research, Space and NASA | Tagged astrobotics, cmu, construction, moon, nasa, robot, Space and NASA | 1 Response

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