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Astronaut on space mission remotely test drives rover in Netherlands, 25 Nov 2019
Astronaut on space mission remotely test drives rover in Netherlands, 25 Nov 2019 - Credit: European Space Agency / Twitter
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 17:45
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Video: Astronaut on space mission remotely test drives rover in Netherlands

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, currently on space mission on the ISS, successfully test drove a rover in a hangar in the Netherlands on Monday. He remotely completed a course, avoiding obstacles and picking up rock samples, in a test to see whether control from space is feasible for future rover missions. 

Parmitano successfully completed the Analog-1 series of experiments, the European Space Agency said on Twitter. And he did so 30 minutes ahead of schedule. 

The earthbound part of this experiment happened in a hangar on the former airport of Valkenburg, where a pre-set route was marked off with pylons for the rover, according to Tweakers. Parmitano was instructed which rocks to pick up from the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAi2bR6hwHg 

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