New walking robot design could revolutionize how we build things in space

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Image: Shutterstock.com By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot that could revolutionize large construction projects in space. They tested the feasibility of the robot for the in-space assembly of a 25m Large Aperture Space Telescope. They present their findings in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. A scaled-down prototype of …

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OneWeb set to resume launches on Indian rocket

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Thirty-six OneWeb internet satellites are mounted on a dispenser inside the nose cone of India’s GSLV Mk.3 rocket. This photo was taken earlier this month during encapsulation inside the rocket’s payload fairing. Credit: ISRO After the suspension of commercial launches on Russia’s Soyuz rocket earlier this year, OneWeb is set to resume deploying satellites for …

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures closest views of Europa since 2000

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This view of Jovian moon Europa was created by processing an image JunoCam captured during Juno’s close flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage processing by Björn Jónsson CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Continuing to gather bonus science data in an extended mission around Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft recorded sharp views of the icy moon …

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A new type of material called a mechanical neural network can learn and change its physical properties to create adaptable, strong structures

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This connection of springs is a new type of material that can change shape and learn new properties. Jonathan Hopkins, CC BY-ND By Ryan H. Lee (PhD Student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles) A new type of material can learn and improve its ability to deal with unexpected forces thanks …

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Live coverage: Another batch of Starlink satellites set for launch Thursday

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Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-36 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 54 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live Fifty-four Starlink internet satellites are fastened to a Falcon 9 …

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‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like the movies show – here’s where the real threats lie

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Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV. US Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker By Toby Walsh (Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney) You might suppose Hollywood is good at predicting the future. Indeed, Robert Wallace, head of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service and the US equivalent of MI6’s fictional …

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Russia launches three satellite deployment missions in one week

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A Finnish pilot submitted this spectacular photo of the Soyuz rocket’s exhaust plume at sunrise after launch Oct. 10 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. Credit: Tuomas Syrjäniemi All three of Russia’s major rockets — the Soyuz, Proton, and Angara — launched last week on missions to deploy a Russian navigation satellite, an Angolan …

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Failure of Japan’s Epsilon rocket blamed on attitude control system

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A Japanese Epsilon rocket lifts off Oct. 12 with eight small satellites. Credit: JAXA Engineers investigating the Oct. 12 launch failure of a Japanese Epsilon rocket have traced the problem to the attitude control system on the second stage, Japan’s space agency said Tuesday. The solid-fueled launcher took off from Japan’s Uchinoura Space Center in …

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SpaceX launches European TV broadcasting satellite

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral in this long exposure photo. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography An Airbus-built communications satellite rocketed into orbit early Saturday from Cape Canaveral on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher, bound for a high-altitude perch in geostationary orbit to …

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Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to late-night launch from Cape Canaveral

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Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch Eutelsat’s Hotbird 13F geostationary communications satellites. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set for blastoff at 11:26 p.m. EDT …

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