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Article #709Mars Rover Update - 10/03/90
From: Ron Baalke
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 20:14
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 1990 20:14
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Mars Rover Update
October 3, 1990
The Mars Rover being developed at the Jet Propulsion Lab
(nicknamed "Robby") successfully picked its way along a rocky,
dried-out riverbed without human guidance. This is the first
time that an autonomous vehicle has ever navigated rugged terrain
without the aid of a human navigator.
The test is a milestone in developing a planet-roving vehicle
which could explore Mars to find suitable landing sites for a human
expedition. The rover took four hours and twenty minutes to
navigate a 109-foot-long course in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco, a dry
riverbed adjacent to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jato!mars.jpl.nasa.gov!baalke From: baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) Newsgroups: comp.robotics Subject: Mars Rover Update - 10/03/90 Keywords: Mars Rover, JPL Message-ID: <1990Oct4.201426.4309@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> Date: 4 Oct 90 20:14:26 GMT Sender: news@jato.jpl.nasa.gov Reply-To: baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. Lines: 21 Nntp-Posting-Host: mars.jpl.nasa.gov