NASA contemplates to put a robot on the moon

Thursday, 04 November 2010, 06:18 IST
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London: NASA is contemplating sending a robot to the moon in just 1,000 days -- for just a fraction of the cost of sending a human. Engineers at the U.S. space agency claim that in 1,000 days they would be able to safely build and fire a humanoid-like machine into space and onto the Earth's natural satellite, the 'Daily Mail' reported. It would cost less than US dollars 200 million plus $250 million for the rocket, substantially less than the $150 billion it would be to send an astronaut, the space agency said. The engineers behind it also hope that the sight of a robot walking on the Moon would inspire a new generation of scientists, just as the Apollo landings did 40 years ago.
Source: PTI
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