Yesterday, February 15, marked a special occasion aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Robonaut 2, the robotic astronaut assistant developed by NASA and General Motors, has been reactivated, and greeted the Expedition 30 Commander, and the world.
After it was turned on, the robot gave a “heartfelt&rdq... |
16 February 2012
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Yesterday, August 22, the Expedition 28 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) powered up their newest crewmember, Robonaut 2. This is a robotic astronauts designed to assist the astronauts with some of the most perilous and complex tasks on the orbital facility. The machine was launched to the ISS on Febr... |
23 August 2011
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A humanoid robot that made it way into low-Earth orbit recently will make its grand debut tonight, at the same time that one of its twins will be displayed at the Capitol Visitor Center, for member of Congress to come and visit. The Robonaut 2 is a machine developed by NASA and General Motors with the express purpose... |
15 March 2011
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Officials at the American space agency have decided to postpone the launch of space shuttle Discovery to November 30, in order to give engineering teams enough time to complete repairs on the orbiter, and to scan the spacecraft for any other malfunctions.Thus far, the space shuttle's launch has been delayed a to... |
6 November 2010
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Engineering teams at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, could now finish up with the repairs of space shuttle Discovery in due time, and so take off for the orbiter's final flight have been delayed one extra day, to November 3. The shuttle is now scheduled to take off on Wednesday, at 3:52 pm EDT, or 19... |
1 November 2010
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After NASA engineering team struggled to fix a leak they found on space shuttle Discovery about a week ago, a new glitch is forcing mission controllers at the agency to delay the orbiter's final flight by at least a day. Experts at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the home of the space shuttles, say that a new le... |
29 October 2010
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they have just finished packing their advanced Robonaut 2 machine into its cargo container, and that the robotic astronaut is currently ready to fly in space. The instrument, which is eventually destined to help astronauts carry out complex extravehicular activitie... |
14 August 2010
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the Robonaut 2 machine is now packed inside its special frame, awaiting delivery to the International Space Station (ISS). It is scheduled to fly to the outpost aboard space shuttle Discovery, during the STS-133 mission.Reaching low-Earth orbit is never easy for as... |
11 August 2010
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Robonaut 2 is a next-generation robotic explorer that has been constructed specifically to work in space, alongside real astronauts. Its mission will be to assist its human colleagues during spacewalks, by grabbing hold and keeping tool bags and other instruments. A prototype of the instrument is already functional, ... |
2 August 2010
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the robotic astronauts they have been developing in cooperation with experts at General Motors is currently undergoing extensive testing. The machine is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) this September, aboard the space shuttle Discovery, du... |
15 April 2010
08:45 GMT |
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