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NASA's "LEMUR" Can Climb Rough Vertical Surfaces and Search for Signs of Life Forms By Techtonic group As technology and robotics have evolved over the years, NASA has developed numerous robots to perform different tasks that humans cannot achieve. Earlier we saw  NASA invite robot enthusiasts to build a mini rover for the Moon . Now, the space organisation has developed a robot that can climb vertical structures and clutch on to rough surfaces. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) developed LEMUR, the climbing rover. The engineers originally made this robot for repair works on the International Space Station (ISS).  The full name of the robot is actually Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robots (LEMURs) . This is because it has 4 limbs equipped with tiny hook-like grippers that can hold on to rough surfaces and start climbing. This is much like the original Lemurs, which is a specie of primates great at climbing. Now, after the repair program of the I...

NASA, Virgin Galactic Announce Partnership for Supersonic Air Travel By Techtonic group Virgin Galactic on Tuesday announced the Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA to facilitate the development of high-speed air travel. Called 'The Space Act Agreement', the deal is expected to foster  collaboration between NASA, Virgin Galactic and the latter's fully-owned subsidiary, The Spaceship Company, to develop supersonic 'high Mach' airplanes for civilian air travel . According to Virgin Galactic, the aim of the collaboration is to develop a vehicle for safe, efficient and environmentally-sustainable high-speed air travel. In an official press release, the CEO of Virgin Galactic Holdings, George Whitesides, said:  "This is the beginning of an important partnership for Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company that will support the future development of aviation technology. Virgin Galactic’s unique experience and innovative technology platform will, in partn...