Two-Armed Robot Leading Candidate to Save Hubble ; Astronomers' Pleas Change Nasa's Mind
The Columbian › August 11, 2004
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to the rescue of the aging Hubble Space Telescope.
The leading candidate is a clunky contraption named Dextre that bears little resemblance to movie-inspired visions of a robot.See the full content of this document
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Two-Armed Robot Leading Candidate to Save Hubble ; Astronomers' Pleas Change Nasa's Mind
A final decision won't be made until next summer on whether to launch the two-armed Dextre short for dexterous or any ot...
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