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Our World: NASA's New Moon Robot [Archived]

Our World: NASA's New Moon Robot [Archived]

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Traveling on the moon requires specialized technology. NASA's plans to return to the moon have changed, but learn about past designs for a six-limbed mobile robot designed for lunar exploration. [Archived 2014 - Not all missions make it from design to launch. These archived videos describe missions that that would have taken humans back to the moon and unmanned aerial vehicles to Mars. While the actual missions were aborted, the technology and science behind the missions pushed innovation to new levels.]

Published on: June 22, 2009

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