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NASA's Tests Space Drones For Astroid Trips

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:40:35 Z)

Space drones being developed by NASA are called "Extreme Access Flyers" because they have to be nimble enough to go where no spacecraft have gone before. Their mission will be to collect samples on the extreme terrain of astroids without guidance from earthlings.

Engineers at NASA Kennedy Space Center's "Swamp Works" lab are testing prototypes that use cold-gas jets to maneuver around the rocks with no atmosphere and harsh conditions.

Watch this test of an "Asteroid Prospector Flyer" posted on NASA's YouTube site:

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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