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Turbine-driven Robot to Navigate Inside Space Station

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It may look more like a Companion Cube than R2-D2, but the ISS is getting an astromech droid of sorts.

According to [Trey Smith] of the NASA Ames Research Center, Astrobee is an autonomous robot that will be able to maneuver inside the ISS in three dimensions using vectored thrust from a pair of turbines. The floating droid will navigate visually, using a camera to pick out landmarks aboard the station, including docking ports that let it interface with power and data. A simple arm allows Astrobee to grab onto any of the hand rails inside the ISS to provide …read more

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Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital

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“Just as on Earth, our feelings about Thanksgiving in space weren’t determined by the quality or the appearance of meal—but by the people we shared it with.” Continue reading Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital→

Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital

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“Just as on Earth, our feelings about Thanksgiving in space weren’t determined by the quality or the appearance of meal—but by the people we shared it with.” Continue reading Happy Space Thanksgiving: How the Food-Stuffed Holiday Went Orbital→

A NASA Scientist’s Bizarre Theory for Why Astronauts Lose Their Vision in Space

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To understand why male astronauts have experienced vision changes in space, we need to study women on Earth. Continue reading A NASA Scientist’s Bizarre Theory for Why Astronauts Lose Their Vision in Space→

Watch What Happens When You Turn on a CD Player in Zero Gravity

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Astronomers experimented with CD players turned on and off to see how they would behave in the space station. Continue reading Watch What Happens When You Turn on a CD Player in Zero Gravity→