The Next Leap In Space Exploration 103
An anonymous reader writes "The crew of the space shuttle Endeavor recently returned to Earth as ambassadors, harbingers of a new era of space exploration. Scientists at NASA are saying that the recent assembly of the Dextre bot is the first step in a long-term space-based man/machine partnership. '"The work we're doing now -- the robotics we're doing -- is what we're going to need to do to build any work station or habitat structure on the moon or Mars," said Allard Beutel, a spokesman for NASA. "Yes, this is just the beginning." Further joint human-robot projects will "be a symbiotic relationship. It's part of a long-term effort for us to branch out into the solar system. We're going to need this type of hand-in-robotic-hand [effort] to make this happen. We're in the infancy of space exploration. We have to start somewhere and this is as good a place as any."'"
2001 again. (Score:2, Funny)
I've heard this before... (Score:4, Funny)
Lets just hope... (Score:4, Funny)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:And we will call it... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Maybe I am in a bad mood today but.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yup! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Not even close (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Lets just hope... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Space 1999 (Score:3, Funny)
Well, then I say many thanks to NASA and its bureaucracy for keeping the moon right where it is! I'm also glad silver mini skirts never really caught on. However, perhaps "dangling-on-strings" advanced spacecraft propulsion warrants further study.