DARPA auto cup ... space?

EMU pie · Posted on: Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:55 pm

What about autonomous space travel in some sense?

DARPA's road challenge was an excellent idea, even though no one won.
An autonomous ship to the moon or wherever with out any real mission control would be awesome. Maybe it would have to perform some kind of task, like collecting or fixing something. I think that that would promote industry in space, metal manufacturing and research and the such. It would also mix both space and robotics innovation.

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EMU pie Spaceflight Enthusiast Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:48 pm Posts: 2 Location: FLORIDA!!	DARPA auto cup ... space? Posted on: Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:55 pm What about autonomous space travel in some sense? DARPA's road challenge was an excellent idea, even though no one won. An autonomous ship to the moon or wherever with out any real mission control would be awesome. Maybe it would have to perform some kind of task, like collecting or fixing something. I think that that would promote industry in space, metal manufacturing and research and the such. It would also mix both space and robotics innovation.
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JustMeKevin Moderator Joined: Sat Jul 03, 2004 8:57 pm Posts: 71 Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Posted on: Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:11 pm Very interesting idea. Of course, NASA has the probes. But to send one completely without mission control would be quite a feat. And if you could miniturize enough, think of the weight savings... _________________ -- Kevin "Truth is absolute. Perception is relative" Visit FanSiteOne
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