Sentences with phrase «of robotic space»

A large armada of robotic space invaders will attack Earth February 3 with the release of upcoming strategy and base defense, third - person shooter Fortified from independent video game developer Clapfoot.

For those new to the series, Mass Effect is about the eventual coming of a robotic space - faring army, known as the Reapers, to wipe out the galaxy.

The surface of Mars today — as seen from the myriad of robotic space missions sent to explore our next - door neighbor — appears cold and desert - like, and its whisper - thin atmosphere doesn't shield the planet from a bombardment of radiation from the Sun.

Even though they remain somewhat neglected in the annals of robotic space exploration, the very mysterious ice giants at the far reaches of the Solar System beckon.

In October 2009 a small group of robotic space exploration geeks decided to venture out of our comfort zone and began brainstorming different approaches to flying people into space.

The Hiring manager requires a candidate with previous experience as a Electrical Maintenance Engineer with knowledge of the robotics space space.

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But 30 years after the arm was developed, at the cost of $ 180 million, Canada's specialty in space prosthetics continues, with Canadarm2 and Dextre (a «robotic handyman,» in Canadian Space Agency parlance) on the International Space Staspace prosthetics continues, with Canadarm2 and Dextre (a «robotic handyman,» in Canadian Space Agency parlance) on the International Space StaSpace Agency parlance) on the International Space StaSpace Station.

The memo did not elaborate on the specifics of the bank's investments, but Anki appears to be an emerging player in the robotics space that the bank is betting on.

«Once renovations are complete, Hangar One will again be home to high - tech innovation, as Planetary Ventures begins using the historic facility for research, development, assembly and testing in the areas of space exploration, aviation, rover / robotics and other emerging technologies,» NASA said in a statement.

Months - long testing of the system began in November at the energy department's Nevada National Security Site, with an eye toward providing energy for future human and robotic missions in space and on the surface of Mars, the moon or other solar system destinations.

Our robotic spacecraft systems will collapse the cost of access to the Moon, introduce a new commercial paradigm for government missions, democratize lunar research and exploration, and blaze the trail for commercial space transportation and exploration beyond Earth's orbit.

The full day program showcased women leaders in the fields of robotics, space exploration, energy and sustainability from the University of California and Lockheed Martin.

The company is also collaborating with NASA to build the Archinaut, a prototype 3D printer combined with robotic arms that will perform in outer space, outside of any space station, which will enable additive manufacturing at a low cost and without the risk of having astronauts assemble the pieces.

It's a space where we have startups tackling the most difficult problems with the use of machine learning, robotics or other intelligent technology.»

In a paper published in EPJ Plus, Marco Tantardini and Enrico Flamini from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) make the case for taking part in the robotic phase of the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM).

In the past decade, DIYers (working either in small teams or collectively, via crowdsourcing) have made major contributions to fields like genetics, robotics, proteomics, autonomous vehicles, even space exploration — fields that were once the sole province of large corporations, universities, and governments.

Then there are space station spacewalk repairs to train for, software systems to learn and docking procedures for the international fleet of robotic and crewed spaceships that visit the orbiting lab.

Individual laboratories within each of these federal agencies specialize in everything from parasitic diseases to space robotics and offer postdocs hands - on experience at state - of - the - art facilities.

Expertise in training of astronauts and operating robotic systems in space (as demonstrated with our work on ISS)

Instead of rocketing astronauts off into deep space, the Asteroid Redirect Mission would send a robotic spacecraft to a small asteroid, secure it (potentially by grabbing it and stuffing it into a giant high - tech bag) and tow it back to orbit the moon using a hyper - efficient kind of rocket engine technology called solar electric propulsion.

«We can't see individual continents or people in this portrait of Earth, but this pale blue dot is a succinct summary of who we were on July 19,» said Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. «Cassini's picture reminds us how tiny our home planet is in the vastness of space, and also testifies to the ingenuity of the citizens of this tiny planet to send a robotic spacecraft so far away from home to study Saturn and take a look - back photo of Earth.»

On November 12th 2014 the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission will eject the small robotic lander Philae on a trajectory that should take it down to the surface of comet 67P / Churyumov - Gerasimenko (or 67P / C - P for short).

That is less than many robotic missions launched by national space agencies, Alan Stern, president and CEO of the new company, said during a press conference here.

While Mars has long been the darling of NASA's robotic exploration efforts, in December astronomers revealed the first evidence that Europa is venting plumes of vapour into space — probably fed by the seemingly life - friendly ocean we think is present under the ice.

Which is one reason that potential U.S. adversaries might be alarmed by the rendezvous capabilities of GSSAP and of the U.S. Air Force's highly maneuverable X-37B robotic space planes.

In a technology first, a team of NASA engineers has demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space — a capability that could revolutionize NASA's ability in the future to pilot robotic spacecraft to the far reaches of the solar system and beyond.

Furthermore, the space advocacy group claimed the space agency's robotic program for the Red Planet is on a «troubling path of decline... and decisions must be made now in order to stop it.»

The space agency wanted that spacecraft to provide advanced communications and imaging as well as robotic science exploration in support of NASA's plans to send astronauts to the vicinity of the Red Planet or its moons sometime during the 2030s.

The lure of multimillion - dollar prizes prompts inventors to pursue breakthroughs in space travel, DNA sequencing, automotive fuel efficiency, and robotics

For example, the robotic arm on the International Space Station is operated by controlling the angles of its joints.

But one expedition supplies hundreds of samples each year at a fraction of the cost of a human or robotic space mission.

IN SEPTEMBER 2009 a giant robotic arm beneath the International Space Station plucked an uncrewed Japanese cargo ship from the void of sSpace Station plucked an uncrewed Japanese cargo ship from the void of spacespace.

The gift of space - inspired robotics now goes beyond toys.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California: the birthplace of Sojourner, Cassini, Galileo, and most other unmanned NASA space vehicles, JPL specializes in the robotic exploration of space.

«Robotic spacecraft are usually radiation - hardened to protect against these kinds of events,» said Chris St. Cyr, a space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and lead author on the sspace scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and lead author on the sSpace Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and lead author on the study.

First, the research team set up a robotic microscope that simultaneously measures the nerve activity and behavior of a worm in the virtual odor space.

Orbital Sciences Cygnus commercial cargo craft completed a month - long delivery mission to the International Space Station Friday when it was released from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 6:40 a.m. EDT.

ARM will demonstrate advanced, high - power, high - throughput solar electric propulsion; advanced autonomous high - speed proximity operations at a low - gravity planetary body; controlled touchdown and liftoff with a multi-ton mass from a low - gravity planetary body, astronaut spacewalk activities for sample selection, extraction, containment and return; and mission operations of integrated robotic and crewed vehicle stack — all key components of future in - space operations for human missions to Mars.

The team will conduct analyses of spacecraft and mission design, and investigate concepts to support robotic mission objectives, including overall science, planetary defense, asteroid resource use and deep - space capability demonstrations.

Britain has a long - standing policy of avoiding any programs of the European Space Agency that involve human spaceflight, focusing its efforts on robotic science missions, earth observation, and the commercial exploitation of sSpace Agency that involve human spaceflight, focusing its efforts on robotic science missions, earth observation, and the commercial exploitation of spacespace.

From lasers to space harpoons to robotic arms, the challenge of cleaning up debris orbiting our planet has inspired some ideas that would make Isaac Asimov proud.

«This work not only sheds new light on skeleton formation of animals, but also might inspire interdisciplinary studies in fields such as theoretical biology, bioengineering, robotics, and architectural engineering, utilizing mechanisms of self - constructing architectures that self - adjust to their environments, including remote environments such as the deep sea or space,» the researchers write.

«Three examples we were thinking of specifically were in defusing bombs, working inside a damaged nuclear facility or operating the robotic arm on the International Space Station.»

The entire assembly will be held by the space station's robotic arm to expose the RGA probe to the outside vacuum of space near the space station.

The astronauts would dock with the robotic tug and conduct spacewalks to investigate the boulder before returning to Earth, spending a total of almost a month in space.

Within minutes of discovery, Sand activated observations with LCO's global network of 18 robotic telescopes, spaced around Earth so that one is always on the night side.

Nor is it obvious how grand a grand challenge can be, such as in space exploration: «You can start this kind of activity with small robotic projects, but at some point it doesn't scale up very well,» says Howard McCurdy, a space historian and public policy professor at American University in Washington, D.C. «Nobody knows where the limit is.»

Second, the space agency needs to respect the firewall between robotic missions and human missions, because the goals of these two wings of the space program are, for now, so distinct.

DENVER, COLORADO — NASA will try to prolong the life of its flagship astronomy mission, the Hubble Space Telescope, by sending a robotic repair craft to rendezvous with the satellite by the end of 2007.

An example of a long - duration robotic asteroid sample return mission is the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security — Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS - REx) mission managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, which will investigate and return a sample from a NEA named Bennu.