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NASA plans on solving the aging-astronaut problem by partnering with GM to create the Robonaut 2 (or R2), a new "permanent resident of the International Space Station".
- Awesome Time-lapse Videos Of The Endeavour Space Shuttle's Final Mission On The Streets Of La
After 20 years of service and 25 missions, NASA's fifth and final space worthy shuttle, the Endeavour, was finally retired last week. The 85-ton space shuttle was hauled from the Los Angeles International Airport to its new home in the California...
- This Is How They Test Drive Martian Dune Buggies
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory or JPL for short is a government funded research and development center and NASA field center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Among JPL's most prominent projects is the Mars' Curiosity rover that was...
- Toyota Presents Its First Minicar In Japan, The New Daihatsu-based Pixi Space
Toyota has decided to enter Japan's popular minicar, or as it's locally known, "kei" car segment with the new Pixi Space, which is supplied by the firm's Daihatsu subsidiary under a minivehicle OEM agreement reached in September...
- Bmw Copes With Aging Workforce By Making Simple Changes On Assembly Line
For about $50,000, BMW may have begun solving a problem that will be plaguing many automakers: an aging work force. It's not just automakers that will be facing this problem, however, as populations worldwide are getting older; by 2020, the number...
- Bmw And Sgl Team Up For Washington-based Carbon Fiber Plant
BMW (holding a 49% stake) and SGL (holding 51%) have joined forces to create SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber LLC, which will be located in Moses Lake, Washington. The joint venture will build a $100 million "state-of-the-art carbon fiber manufacturing...
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GM Teams up with NASA to Create Robonaut R2 for International Space Station
NASA plans on solving the aging-astronaut problem by partnering with GM to create the Robonaut 2 (or R2), a new "permanent resident of the International Space Station".
R2 is the result of a co-op between NASA and GM to create a robotic assistant for human workers (that looks like Cobra Commander). Weighing in at 300 pounds, R2 is going into space for some zero-gravity operation and electromagnetic/radioactive interference testing within the station...BUT HE WON'T BE ALONE.
- Awesome Time-lapse Videos Of The Endeavour Space Shuttle's Final Mission On The Streets Of La
After 20 years of service and 25 missions, NASA's fifth and final space worthy shuttle, the Endeavour, was finally retired last week. The 85-ton space shuttle was hauled from the Los Angeles International Airport to its new home in the California...
- This Is How They Test Drive Martian Dune Buggies
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory or JPL for short is a government funded research and development center and NASA field center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Among JPL's most prominent projects is the Mars' Curiosity rover that was...
- Toyota Presents Its First Minicar In Japan, The New Daihatsu-based Pixi Space
Toyota has decided to enter Japan's popular minicar, or as it's locally known, "kei" car segment with the new Pixi Space, which is supplied by the firm's Daihatsu subsidiary under a minivehicle OEM agreement reached in September...
- Bmw Copes With Aging Workforce By Making Simple Changes On Assembly Line
For about $50,000, BMW may have begun solving a problem that will be plaguing many automakers: an aging work force. It's not just automakers that will be facing this problem, however, as populations worldwide are getting older; by 2020, the number...
- Bmw And Sgl Team Up For Washington-based Carbon Fiber Plant
BMW (holding a 49% stake) and SGL (holding 51%) have joined forces to create SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber LLC, which will be located in Moses Lake, Washington. The joint venture will build a $100 million "state-of-the-art carbon fiber manufacturing...