Robots in space.ROBOTS IN SPACE: Astronaut astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training. Nancy Currie [left] and a "robonaut" work together on a mock mission at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the . NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. is testing the concept of using human-robotic teams to improve the productivity of astronauts in space. Robonauts of the future could be used for space walks, assembling tel.escopes, clean up, and other jobs. [For a debate on the future of human space flight, see pg. 28] |
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