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Northrop Grumman cargo ship reaches International Space Station after engine issue

A supply ship has arrived at the International Space Station after a day's delay due to a premature engine shutdown ...

Northrop Grumman cargo ship reaches space station after software fix

The capture by the International Space Station's robot arm came a day late because of an unexpected, but now resolved, ...

Cygnus cargo ship set to rendezvous with space station after delay caused by engine shutdowns

This comes after two planned engine firings shut down prematurely, NASA said, putting the Cygnus cargo ship's approach to the ...

Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s “warehouse work” with embodied-AI robots

Icarus just raised a $6.1 million seed round led by Soma Capital and Xtal, with participation from Nebular and Massive Tech ...
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Icarus raises $6.1M to use robots to supplement space labor

With its new funding, Icarus is working towards a 2027 launch to the ISS, when it will be able to test its robots in space.

NASA student challenge seeks ideas for builder robots on the moon

NASA's 2026 Lunabotics challenge seeks a team or person to create a space robot able to move and build on the Moon's surface ...
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ISS astronaut Jonny Kim says controlling robots on Earth felt like playing video games: 'This demo brought me right back'

Pac-Man, Mario, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda and Sonic the Hedgehog are just some of the breakout franchises from this ...

Little red robots are getting ready to scout moon base sites

The little red robots appear to be little more than a pair of wheels, but in between these are tiny computers that provide their smarts. During the recent test, the robots could be seen navigating ...

Meet Wukong, the AI Chatbot China Has Installed on Its Space Station

China has rolled out a chatbot on its Tiangong space station. Its mission: to improve safety, navigation, and coordination in orbit.