News tagged with sandbox
Planned Rover Test to Run a Week or More
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars rover team members are planning a long-duration experiment with the test rover at JPL beginning next week. This test will check whether favorable motion seen in earlier tests can be sustained ...
Google provides peek into new search engine
Aug 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google has lifted the lid on a new version of its search engine, allowing users to look at the results it will generate.
Test Mars Rover Checks Pivoting Technique
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2009 |
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The Mars rover team is using a test rover at JPL to assess various extraction techniques that might get Spirit out of the loose soil of "Troy" on Mars.
Rover Tests Evaluating Crabwalk Moves
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2009 |
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On firm ground, NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers can make crablike moves by turning all four steerable wheels to the same side angle, then rotating the wheels either forward or backward.
Rover Extraction Tests Begin (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Using a test rover in a sandbox at JPL with special soil simulating Spirit's predicament on Mars, engineers are assessing possible maneuvers for getting Spirit out and onto firmer ground.
