Is it just us or does NASA’s robot look a little like our favorite protocol droid C-3PO? Here’s hoping they give him better coping skills.
According to AmericaSpace:
Project M is a JSC Engineering Directorate led mission to put a lander on the moon with a robot within a 1,000 days starting Jan 1, 2010. “M” has significance in two ways. First, it is the Roman numeral for 1,000. And “M” is the first letter for “Moon.”
WATCH VIDEO: NASA JSC “Project M” Video
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SOURCE: Gizmodo
Tags: NASA, Robots, Science & Tech
I hope they would allow netizens to vote for its name.
Just like how they had a poll for the latest International Space Station module Tranquility. Oh, wait, I thought people voted for ‘Stephen Colbert’ (at least he got his name on a treadmill now).
That is sooo crazy!!!
The planet is being taken over by people that are Star Wars Fans. Everyone that isn’t a fan needs to run for the hills or risk being turned into a Fan!
Seriously it’s amazing how much Science Fiction is fast becoming plain old Science in both look and function.
This is insane! Just five minutes ago I saw this amazing picture of an old ancient robot head just like C3P0’s photographed (and recovered?) during one of the Apollo missions. It just can’t be a coincidence! Why does it have to go there?