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What if NASA’s Opportunity Rover Had An Army of Rovers - Meet PUFFER

A controller operating the Opportunity rover sees an intriguing rock formation. But the rover isn’t slated to stop yet. What if the controller could deploy a small robot to explore…

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How NASA’s Opportunity Rover is Celebrating Its 12th Year on Mars

Posted on Last Updated on January 9, 2017
byAlex Chavers

Opportunity is the little rover that can. The rover’s odyssey on the red planet began on January 24, 2004. Airbag cushions helped bring the rover to a stop inside the…

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How an Astronaut in Space Controls a Rover on Earth

Posted on Last Updated on January 9, 2017
byAlex Chavers

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is making the most of his time aboard the International Space Station. Yesterday, Mogensen to the ESA developed force-feedback control system for a test drive. Mogensen…