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"3-Legged Hopping Robot: Future Asteroid Exploration"
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"Zero-Gravity Testing: Hopping Robot Explores Asteroids in Space"
SpaceHopper, a three-legged robot developed at ETH Zurich, has been tested in a simulated zero-gravity environment during a European Space Agency parabolic flight. Designed to explore asteroids and moons, the robot's hopping movements combat low-gravity environments, allowing it to reposition and jump in a specific direction. The successful experiments demonstrate its potential for future deployment in space exploration missions.
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"China's Ambitious Lunar Surveillance: Skynet-Like CCTV Network Planned for the Moon"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by PetaPixel
China plans to bring its national surveillance system, Skynet, to its proposed lunar base, with a network of connected surveillance cameras covering a 3.7-mile radius. The cameras are expected to be equipped with AI-driven chips, but may face challenges transmitting data back to Earth and operating in extreme lunar conditions. This move has raised concerns about privacy and security, given China's history of extensive surveillance measures, and could shape the future of lunar development.
"China's Ambitious Lunar Surveillance Network to Safeguard Future Lunar Assets"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Daily Mail
China plans to install a surveillance system on the moon, using its Skynet technology, to protect a proposed lunar base larger than Disneyland from "suspicious targets." The system, equipped with AI chips, would be capable of identifying, locating, and tracking potential threats. China aims to begin building the lunar base within the next few years and is also working on designing a robot to make bricks out of lunar soil for construction.
"Fiery Reentry: Satellite ERS-2 Plunges Towards Earth Over Pacific Ocean"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Gizmodo
The European Space Agency captured images of the reentry of the ERS-2 satellite, which was decommissioned in 2011 after years of Earth observation. The satellite, launched in 1995, played a crucial role in advancing our understanding of climate change and gathering data for scientific research. It finally made an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere, landing in the North Pacific Ocean without causing any damage. ESA highlighted the significant contributions of the ERS satellites to our understanding of the world and the foundation they laid for future Earth observation missions.
"NASA's Perseverance Rover Faces Technical Challenges on Mars"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Register
NASA's Perseverance rover is facing issues with its SHERLOC instrument, which may prevent it from using its laser to zap rocks due to a malfunctioning dust cover. Engineers are working to resolve the problem, but if unsuccessful, the rover has other instruments like WATSON, SuperCam, and PIXL that can still perform spectroscopy. This comes as the Mars helicopter Ingenuity sustained rotor damage and was retired, while Perseverance celebrates its 1000th Martian day, well past its initial mission expectancy.