Rover Gathers Rocks From Active Volcano During Simulated Moon Mission - Gizmodo Australia

While working out of a hotel room in Italy, astronaut Thomas Reiter commanded a four-wheeled robot to pick up rocks...

While working out of a hotel room in Italy, astronaut Thomas Reiter commanded a four-wheeled robot to pick up rocks from the surface of an active volcano on the Sicilian east coast, and he did so whi… [+3863 chars]

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