The Journal of Space Commerce

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Telerobotics Test on Earth Led by Orbiting Astronaut

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Tom Patton
Jul 27, 2023
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A two hour telerobotics test took place in a simulated planetary environment in the German Aerospace Center, DLR, at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich. Working from Europe’s Columbus module, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio directed a trio of robotic assets to remove a seismometer from a lunar lander and place it on the ground to detect moonquakes.

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