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Q&A WITH A CHIEF ROBOTICIST

What does your role at Ames Research Center involve?

I work on the research and development of robotics technology for NASA. There's a large R&D team here at NASA Ames, most of whom are working on the 2024 VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) lunar rover mission that's going to be operating near the lunar south pole. We've done a lot of research in the past with planetary rovers, taking these outtechnologies for future planetary missions.

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