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Space Music: NASA Mission with a Side of Aphex Twin
by Robert Lamb | February 23, 2011
If all goes as planned, the Discovery will blast off Thursday on one of the last three space shuttle missions (STS-133) ever. Among other things, the crew will bring along Robonaut2 and two small LEGO space shuttles to kick-off an educational Lego/NASA partnership.
You of course will have to stay here on Earth, but in addition to watching live footage of the take off you can enjoy a live mix of STS-133 mission control chatter and ambient, electronic and intelligent dance music. You’re hear Mission Commander Steven W. Lindsey as he leads the crew into orbit, along with the spaced-out sounds of such artists as Robert Carty and Aphex Twin.
NASA’s Robonaut robot is about to go to the International Space Station to do real work alongside human astronauts. It’s been in development since 1998, and is a good example of “dexterous telepresence”. The R2 version will be the first to go to the space station. This video shows not only what the robot can [...]
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