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  • Gov't shutdown could delay Endeavour launch

    NASA confirmed Friday that a government shutdown could <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215464/NASA_delays_i_Endeavour_s_i_final_launch">delay the final launch</a> of the space shuttle Endeavour.

  • NASA's Messenger grabs historic image of Mercury

    This photo taken by the Messenger spacecraft from Mercury's orbit shows an area near the planet's south pole. (Image: NASA) NASA spacecraft Messenger delivered its first photograph of Mercury -- the first image of the planet taken from its own orbit.

  • Critical NASA network exposed to internet attack: report

    Six NASA servers exposed to the Internet had critical vulnerabilities that could have endangered Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Hubble Telescope missions -- flaws that would have been found by a security oversight program the agency agreed to last year but hasn't yet implemented, according to a report by the agency's inspector general.

  • U.S. robots aid in Japan relief efforts

    iRobot has sent four robots, to aid Japan in its relief efforts. Equipped with sensors, arms and cameras, the bots will be able to go where it may not be safe for people. (Image: iRobot) Robots may soon be rolling through Japanese nuclear power plants, testing the air for radiation and evaluating the amount of damage to the facilities.

  • Chip makers start to resume work in Japan

    High-tech companies in Japan are slowly starting to get some of their manufacturing plants up and running after a <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214499/Google_NASA_release_satellite_images_of_Japan_disaster">massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami</a> hammered the country nearly two weeks ago.

  • NASA's Orion begins road to space travel

    Lockheed Martin unveiled a new spacecraft this week that was originally meant to ferry astronauts to the moon but may first be used as an emergency escape vehicle for <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9157418/NASA_Space_station_getting_room_with_a_view">the International Space Station</a> .

  • NASA: Humanoid robot launching into future

    With 38 computer processors and working arms and hands, the humanoid robot onboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery is expected to be the centerpiece of a dramatic step forward in the evolution of humans and robots working together in space.

  • NASA's robot may get Japanese space companion

    The humanoid robot taking off in NASA's space shuttle Discovery tomorrow afternoon could get a companion in a few years when the Japanese Space Agency plans to send its own robot to the International Space Station.

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