A Chinese Long March 2F rocket with the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft rolled to the launch pad at the Jiuquan space center May 29. Credit: CASC Three Chinese military pilots are ready for launch Saturday on a Long March 2F rocket to begin a six-month expedition to help expand China’s space station in low Earth orbit, …
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News briefs for the week take a look at the return of Automate to Detroit after 23 years in Chicago and the celebratory homecoming event going on there from 6 to 9 June. Automate returns…big time! 6-9 June 2022 (Detroit) Bing, bang, boom! All in a row, the big boys of robot/automation events, Hannover Messe, …
Welcome Reception. Credits: Wise Owl Multimedia The 39th edition of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) took place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia (USA) and online May 23-27. ICRA 2022 brought together the world’s top researchers and companies to share ideas and advances in the fields of robotics and automation. …
After a few years apart, IEEE #ICRA2022 reunited the robotics community again Read More »
NASA TV (English) Roscosmos Webcast (Russian) Russia’s Progress MS-20 cargo freighter is set for launch Friday on a fast-track, three-and-a-half hour rendezvous with the International Space Station to deliver around three tons of fuel, food, and supplies for the lab’s seven-person crew. The Progress supply ship is set for liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in …
Russian Soyuz rocket poised for launch with space station cargo freighter Read More »
A Long March 2C rocket lifts off with nine small satellites to support Geely’s self-driving cars. Credit: CASC China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group launched the first nine satellites of a planned constellation of 240 spacecraft Thursday, starting the deployment phase of a project intended to provide navigation and inter-vehicle communications for autonomous cars. The nine …
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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION An artist’s illustration of two suited crew members working on the lunar surface. The one in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background. Credit: NASA Next-generation spacesuits, needed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station and by …
NASA awards contracts for next-generation space and moonsuits Read More »
Automatica is just around the corner — one of the world’s biggest and most exciting trade fairs focused on automation and robotics. At Robotiq, we have been going to Automatica for years. This will be our fourth outing as a team. Every time we go, we get dozens of unique insights into what’s new in …
Get Ready for Automatica 2022: What We Learned Last Time Read More »
A full scale-prototype of Orbex’s Prime launcher. Credit: Orbex The first launch of the Orbex Prime ‘eco-rocket’ from a remote launch pad in the Highlands of Scotland is expected at the end of the year or in early 2023. A full-scale prototype of Prime, billed as the world’s most environmentally-friendly rocket, was unveiled to the public for …
UK-launched rocket promises to transform microsatellite launch business Read More »
Attending ICRA is a great opportunity to see many state-of-the-art (and famous?) robots in a single venue. Indeed, a quick trip to the exhibitors’ booths is enough to get introduced to the large and diverse group of commercial robots we have today. Everything ranging from drones, manipulators, humanoid robots, small rovers, and probably, among the …
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Inside the VAB the Artemis 1 vehicle is being readied for a return to launch pad 39B and another attempt to complete a crucial pre-flight fueling test. Photo: NASA. NASA plans to haul its huge Space Launch System moon rocket back to the launch pad June 5-6 for …
NASA plans Artemis 1 moon rocket retest around June 19 Read More »
