NASA brings heat to hovering robotic lander test

Published: 30 June 2011 y., Thursday

Infrared video released by US space agency, NASA, shows how future robotic landers might hover and land autonomously on asteroids or lunar surfaces. The agency has been testing the compact vehicles for missions to airless environments where parachutes will not work.

Šaltinis: Reuters
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.

Facebook Comments

New comment


Captcha

Associated articles

Unisys Wins Contract to Provide IT Support for NASA Langley Flight Simulations

Unisys received a contract from NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) to continue to deliver advanced hardware, software, and systems integration for flight simulation projects at the agency. more »

Russian-U.S. crew prepares for space station mission

A Russian-U.S. crew will blast off from here Thursday bound for the orbiting international space station on a six-month mission to conduct a series of scientific experiments more »

Nuclear Monitoring Center

A center for studying and measuring radioactivity has opened in Tashkent at the Institute of Nuclear Physics more »

Hungarian Military is Firm Believer in ZENON Technology

The Hungarian military's recent order for ZENON technology over the next two years reinforces the military's confidence in the company's systems to protect its troops from any form of water contamination more »

Carrier in Kazakhstan deploys IPWireless technology

Kazakhstan—Carrier AKSORAN said it has deployed a broadband technology based on IPWireless’ UMTS TDD technology for businesses and enterprises in nine cities in Kazakhstan more »

The Invitation

The European Commission said it is seeking the go-ahead from the EU's 25 member states to invite Ukraine to join the Galileo programme more »

Russian TV shows school siege terror

Dramatic video footage of inside the school in Beslan during the siege has been aired on Russian television more »

Latvian PM calls supporters of Russian schools hostile force

Latvian Prime Minister Indulis Emsis has described the movement to protect Russian schools as hostile to national interests more »

UK 'not ready' for ID card scheme

Plans to introduce identity cards in Britain may be premature more »

A Statement

Lithuania Asks South Korea to Join Its 'e-Government' Drive more »

Supernova blast in nearby galaxy

CERN's New Particle Accelerator Promises Window on Big Bang more »