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Could These Tiny Origami Robots Be The Future Of Space Exploration?

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett NASA rovers sent to explore other worlds could have several tiny origami-inspired robots tagging along. The Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot (PUFFER) is an origami-inspired robot capable of flattening itself out to squeeze into tight spots and climb a 45-degree slope. These robots can even survive long…

New NASA Budget Shifts Focus from Climate Science to Space Exploration
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New NASA Budget Shifts Focus from Climate Science to Space Exploration

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Under the Trump administration, which rejects the concept of climate change as being real, the NASA budget is going to restructure the entity to turn its focus back toward space and away from Earth sciences. Los Angeles Times reports: NASA missions to the surface of Europa,…