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NASA image: Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition
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May 23, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

New Mexico Tech students prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena during NASA’s...

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NASA image: Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition
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May 23, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

The Saginaw Valley State University team’s robotic miner is being measured and weighed to qualify for its turn to...

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NASA image: Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition
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May 23, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from Iowa State University College students prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

A team member from the University of Maine prepares their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the University of North Dakota prepare their robot miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Team members from Sonoma State University in California prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Team members from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in...

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May 24, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the University of Arkansas prepare their robot for its turn to dig in the mining arena during NASA’s...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the University of Illinois at Chicago prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining...

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May 27, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Team members from the University of North Florida watch their robotic miner dig in the mining arena NASA’s...

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May 23, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students with Florida Technological University prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the...

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NASA image: Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition
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May 23, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the University of Rochester prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena during...

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NASA image: Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition
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May 24, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

The Milwaukee School of Engineering’s robotic miner is ready for its turn to dig in the mining arena during NASA’s...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Team members from various colleges and universities watch a jumbo screen as robotic miners dig in the mining arena...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the University of Portland in Oregon prepare their robot miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena...

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May 24, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering prepare their robot for its turn to dig in the...

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May 24, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from Colorado State University prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena during...

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May 27, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

A robotic miner from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, prepares to dig in the mining arena during NASA’s...

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NASA image: Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition
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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the University of Virginia prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena during...

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NASA image: Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition
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May 24, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from California State University, Long Beach, prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining...

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May 26, 2022

Lunabotics / Robotic Mining Competition

Students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln prepare their robotic miner for its turn to dig in the mining arena...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An alligator is spotted sunning on the muddy bank of a canal in KSC.  Nearly 5,000 alligators can be found in canals, ponds, and waterways throughout the Center and the surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. American alligators feed and rest in the water, and lay their eggs in dens they dig into the banks. The young alligators spend their first several weeks in these dens. The Wildlife Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles.
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Jan 8, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An alligator is spotted sunning on the muddy bank of a canal in KSC. Nearly 5,000 alligators can be found in canals, ponds, and waterways throughout the Center and the surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. American alligators feed and rest in the water, and lay their eggs in dens they dig into the banks. The young alligators spend their first several weeks in these dens. The Wildlife Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An alligator is spotted sunning on the muddy bank of a canal in KSC. Nearly 5,000...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An alligator is spotted sunning on the muddy bank of a canal in KSC.  Nearly 5,000 alligators can be found in canals, ponds, and waterways throughout the Center and the surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. American alligators feed and rest in the water, and lay their eggs in dens they dig into the banks. The young alligators spend their first several weeks in these dens. The Wildlife Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles.
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Jan 8, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An alligator is spotted sunning on the muddy bank of a canal in KSC. Nearly 5,000 alligators can be found in canals, ponds, and waterways throughout the Center and the surrounding Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. American alligators feed and rest in the water, and lay their eggs in dens they dig into the banks. The young alligators spend their first several weeks in these dens. The Wildlife Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An alligator is spotted sunning on the muddy bank of a canal in KSC. Nearly 5,000...

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