NASA robotic lander test flight Nov. 4 will aid in future lander designs
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 15:31
in Astronomy & Space
NASA will conduct a 100-foot robotic lander altitude test flight Friday, Nov. 4, to mature the technology needed to develop a new generation of small, smart, versatile robotic landers capable of achieving scientific and exploration goals on the surface of the moon, asteroids or other airless bodies.