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SpaceX Starlink Competitor Plagued by Ground Problems in Quest for Global Coverage
Eutelsat, a leading satellite operator based in France, is encountering troubling delays in the deployment of its OneWeb satellite constellation that affect its plans to offer global-scale broadband coverage. The disruption to potential revenues is also a…minor factor. Eutelsat is currently facing challenges in rolling out its OneWeb satellite constellation, a network designed to provide…
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After Ingenuity: Bigger, Bolder Aircraft for Exploring Aliens Worlds
The little helicopter touched down with the Perseverance rover in 2021. On January 25, NASA announced that the flying vehicle had to perform an emergency landing which damaged one of its rotors and ended its mission. This reminds us that space exploration is still difficult to do. But Ingenuity’s three years on Mars proved that…
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Tiny Robot Surgeon Will Slice Through Fake Human Flesh on the ISS
Earth orbit is getting its own space doctor in the form of a small cyborg arm reaching out for the scalpel. A surgical robot is launching to the International Space Station (ISS) to test its ability to slice through human flesh in a microgravity environment. The robot surgeon is part of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 20th…
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The ISS Is Getting a New Pair of Creepy Robot Arms
Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are about to make a new cyborg friend in the form of two short mechanical arms that will do their bidding in the cold, dark vacuum of low Earth orbit. California-based startup GITAI is launching its 4.9-foot-long (1.5-metres) autonomous dual robotic arm system, called S2, to the…