NASA tests lunar truck concept in Moses Lake, Washington
Researchers try out NASA's new concept for a lunar truck, the Crew Mobility Chassis Prototype, at Moses Lake, Washington on June 9, 2008. Each set of wheels can pivot individually in any direction, giving the vehicle the ability to drive sideways, forward, backward and any direction in between.This feature is important if the truck becomes mired in lunar dust, needs to zigzag down a steep crater wall or parallel park at its docking station. NASA currently is building the spacecraft and systems to return to the moon by 2020. (UPI Photo/Sean Smith/NASA)
UPI Related News
Guitar innovator Les Paul was born this day in 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Eighty-seven-year-old Paul and his trio continue to work their magic every Monday night at Iridium in New York.
Big band and bebop trumpeter Freddie Webster was born this day in 1916 in Cleveland. He was a big influence on younger players who heard him, including Kenny Dorham and Miles Davis.
Guitarist Tal Farlow was born this day in 1921 in Greensboro, N.C. He solidified his career with vibraphonist Red Norvo in the early 1950s, and remains a captivating soloist. He died in 1998... and Norvo died last year.
Bandleader Jimmie Lunceford was born this day in 1902 in Fulton, Missouri.
Swing drummer Specs Powell was born this day in 1922 in New York. He recorded with Gerry Mulligan and Teddy Wilson at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 and as a member of the Monday Night at Birdland all-star group with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller and Hank
Bass player Teddy Kotick was born this day in 1928 in Haverhill, Mass. He worked with many jazz players, but never for very long. His longest steady gig was three years with Charlie Parker, who called Kotick one of his favorite double bass players. He die
Ernie Royal, the trumpeter who played the high notes in many of the finest big bands, was born this day in 1921 in Los Angeles. His affiliations list reads like a "who's who" for big band jazz: Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, St
AMERICAN JEWS American Jews -- worried about Israel's possible diplomatic isolation -- are feeling unusually united behind the Jewish state, The New York Times reports.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 22 (UPI) -- A controversial ban on wet bikes at national parks and seashores was expanded Monday from Massachusetts to California after opponents lost a key court battle in
