Sentences with phrase «robotic space»

He has been heavily involved in a half dozen robotic space missions, usually involving a camera.

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

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.

Its mission: to send a squadron of robotic space probes to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, more than 25 trillion miles away.

She pursued a Ph.D. in robotic space exploration at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and did internships with NASA's Ames Research Center.

It is a place where science, technology, and engineering intermix in unique ways: to produce iconic robotic space explorers sent to every corner of the solar system, to peer deep into the Milky Way galaxy and beyond, and to keep a watchful eye on our home planet.

NASA's budget for 2012 provides about $ 4.5 billion for robotic space science, versus $ 8.3 billion for human space exploration, almost $ 3 billion of which goes to the station alone.

RETIREMENT Canadarm: After 90 trips to space, covering 624 million kilometres in total, the iconic robotic space arm was retired from service in July.

A Dalek — an evil robotic space alien from the show — stands inside BBC headquarters.

The Planetary Society, a nonprofit group that promotes robotic space exploration, has collected some of thecommunity's best images.

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.

Some scientists see the EJSM's international collaboration as a model for future robotic space exploration.

Human vs. Robotic Space Missions.»

Unmanned Space Probes Explore the Solar System (1959 - Present) NASA has sent numerous robotic space probes to various places in the solar system.

After all, nothing says «love» like a barrage of missiles exploding into a giant robotic space beetle.

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.

It is the reverse of the orbit - insertion maneuvers that robotic space probes routinely undertake.

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 the series of robotic space missions that were sent to the Red Planet in the second half of the 20th century finally put to rest these earlier notions of Mars as a present - day habitat for complex and intelligent alien life, they nevertheless revealed a planet that could have been habitable at an earlier stage in its history, billions of years ago.

It is likely that in another decade or two the achievement gap between human and robotic space exploration will have widened only further.

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.

While human explorers remain stubbornly stuck in Earth orbit, robotic space probes are preparing for the next great age of exploration: drilling, rolling, sailing, and prospecting where nobody has gone before.

The original ARM proposal, dubbed Option A, called for a «grab and bag» approach, in which a robotic space tug captures a small asteroid whole and wraps it in a protective sheath before guiding it into a stable lunar orbit.

The robotic space mission has been searching for planets beyond our solar system since 2009.

Robotic space probes on and around Venus measured spikes and dips in the deadly volcanic gas called sulfur dioxide.

But Enceladus has one thing Europa doesn't — it has been visited very closely by a robotic space probe that could take a sniff of its famous water vapor plumes.

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