The internet has changed a great deal of modern society, and now it promises to change space exploration as well. In late October, International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 33 commander Sunita Williams used a NASA-developed laptop aboard the station to control a LEGO Mindstorm robot, located at the European Space Agency (ESA) European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Using a “space internet,” she was able to control the robot in real time despite being in orbit at an altitude of 230 miles (370 km). .. Continue Reading ISS astronauts control robot on Earth via "interplanetary internet"
Section: Science and Education
Tags: Communications, ESA, International Space Station, Internet, Lego, NASA, Robots, Telepresence
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