Design techniques honed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., for Mars rovers were used to create the rover currently examining the inside of Japan’s nuclear reactors, in areas not yet deemed safe for human crews. The iRobot PackBot employs technologies used previously in the design of “Rocky-7,”… Read more“NASA Technology Looks Inside Japan’s Nuclear Reactor”
Day: April 27, 2011
NASA Invites Public to Journey Toward Interstellar Space
NASA will hold a special NASA Science Update at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, April 28, to discuss the unprecedented journey of NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft to the edge of our solar system. The event will be held at NASA Headquarters in Washington and will be broadcast… Read more“NASA Invites Public to Journey Toward Interstellar Space”