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D-RATS subteams have been testing at JSC for weeks. Things are going well! only 22 day left until setup day in Arizona!4:04 AM Aug 4th from Statuso
The definitive place to see info about the Robotic Recon mission is here! http://lunarscience.nasa.go...6:30 PM Jun 25th from web
had a long day today with occasional showers that stopped the test periodically7:49 PM Jun 17th from Statuso
was a busy day today! uploading some photos to our facebook and flikr pages today4:53 PM Jun 16th from Statuso
finally done for the day!10:55 PM Jun 15th from Statuso
is testing the K10 rover systems in preparation for tomorrow's traverses to science waypoints5:48 PM Jun 15th from Statuso
running the K10 rovers today with possible teleoperation from Ames Research Center8:34 AM Jun 15th from Statuso
We've been uploading photos (and much more to come) on our Facebook page here :http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1596600799&ref=mf8:47 PM Jun 14th from web
Getting ready for a "robotic recon" mission to BPLF in just 12 days. Maybe using robots prior to human exploration is productive!9:13 PM Jun 1st from web
Most of the RATS team leads are sitting in a meeting, sharing progress and status leading towards the September test12:56 PM Apr 27th from web
@ThisIsNotForYou I don't understand your March 30th question..4:19 PM Apr 21st from web in reply to ThisIsNotForYou
@jayjum sorry for late reply.. If you could wish for anything, how would you like to participate?4:18 PM Apr 21st from web in reply to jayjum
Discussing new ways to share more live from our September analog test. Looking at Second Life, already have facebook, other ideas?3:44 PM Apr 21st from web
Lots of meetings lately talking about lunar surface elements and plans. Making sure RATS '09 is as real as possible.8:48 AM Apr 8th from web
Planning is going very well. We also have a Facebook page for D-RATS now. Search in FB for "nasa desert rats"4:51 PM Mar 26th from web
We're off and running! Planning is well underway for our 14-day simulated lunar surface mission in September. Exciting!3:34 PM Feb 24th from web
@NASA The LER lights will look cool! Civil twilight is 5:45pm, I'm told..2:02 PM Jan 20th from web in reply to NASA
We're all very excited for the LER team, and wish them luck today in the parade!6:27 AM Jan 20th from web
@KeithCowing Yes, the interior of the rover is very cool and well planned out! Enjoy it!5:49 PM Jan 18th from web in reply to KeithCowing
The rover will be _driving_ in the parade, and I believe it's the final article in the parade!7:16 AM Jan 18th from mobile web

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Name NASA Desert RATS
Location Multiple NASA centers
Web http://science.ks...
Bio The NASA Desert RATS consists of multiple groups from NASA centers, universities, and other organizations. Goal: human-robotic systems for lunar exploration!