NASA robotic lander test will aid in future lander designs
Monday, October 31, 2011 - 09:31
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA will conduct a 100-foot robotic lander altitude test flight Friday, Nov. 4, to mature the technology needed to develop a new generation of small, smart, versatile robotic landers capable of achieving scientific and exploration goals on the surface of the moon, asteroids or other airless bodies.