SCIENCE
anotherpartsafecracker.Asfuelistypically
toxic,satellitesarebuiltwithsafetyfeatures
likewiresandvalvecaps toprotect launch-
padworkersfromaccidentaldamage.Those
must bedisabled inorder for the robot to
refuelthespacecraft,soDextrecarriesatool
thatnotonlyclipsmetalwiresbut ensures
thatbitsofwiredon’tfloat away tobecome
“Therearepeoplewho feel
thatexploringspace is
notworth the risk tohuman life,
nomatter thepotential
fordiscovery.Robotsobviously
eliminate that level of risk.”
already— they couldbeused for extended
lengths of time. Andwith thehigh cost of
launching satellites, longer-lasting equip-
mentmeansamorecost-ecientprogram.
MARSORBUST
It’s the size of a car, weighs a ton, shoots
lasers and is powered by a nuclear-based
powersystem.TheMarsScienceLaboratory
(MSL)—whichisonitswaytotheredplanet
nowwith touchdownexpected inAugust—
isbuilttough.
But theMSL,namedCuriositybyNASA
scientists,alsohasadelicate, intelligentside.
Mountedon its back is themost sensitive
laboratory ever sent to anotherworld. Its
mission: to find evidence thatMars could
have supported life. If they find it, Mars
wouldbe the target for future life-seeking
missions.
“WehaveveryhighhopesfortheMarsSci-
enceLaboratory,both intheareaofscience
and in the areaof technology,” saysDavid
Beaty,Mars chief scientist at NASA’s Jet
PropulsionLab.
Robots are crucial for thismission and
others like it, as no nearby planets are
friendly tohumans. “Therearepeoplewho
feel that exploring space is notworth the
risk tohuman life, nomatter thepotential
fordiscovery,”Beatysays.“Robotsobviously
orbital debris or ahazard to the stationor
othersatellites.(Objects inspacetravelhun-
dredstothousandsofmilesanhour,soeven
a small scrap couldwreck a solar panel or
damageahabitatwall.)
Whatwould itmean if robots could ser-
vicesatellites?Ratherthanbecomingmerely
spacejunk—ofwhichthere’senoughinorbit
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