A Cassini Music Mashup, Another Kind of Helicopter and Lunar Lions
- Published on Thursday, 09 June 2011 00:01
- Jeff Kart
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The spacecraft entered orbit around Saturn in 2004. Its findings for Titan are helping scientists understand what Earth might have been like before life evolved, according to the space agency.
Next, remember back to last week, when we featured a small rolling robot that becomes a helicopter when needed. Below, we have a view from the Earth, of a rocket launch as seen from a remotely operated helicopter.
This was featured at OnOrbit.com. The launch begins just after the 2:30 mark. The shadow from the remote helicopter is worth a look too.
The $30 million competition is known as the Google Lunar X Prize.
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