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The Astrobotic CubeRover traverses the terrain in the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations Laboratory regolith bin at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 10, 2020. The regolith bin simulates the mechanical properties of the Moon’s surface. NASA and Astrobotic employees put the CubeRover through a series of more than 150 mobility tests over several days to evaluate and improve wheel design. (Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett) by Linda Herridge NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center Researchers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently put a new, small robotic rover through its paces inside a 120-ton bin of regolith rock and dust that simulates the lunar surface. ....
By Nina Culver The Spokesman-Review Employees at Volunteers of America are traversing the area this week dropping off gift bags with book-themed cupcakes to say thank you to their volunteers who usually staff the book tables at the Christmas Bureau. Volunteers of America, Catholic Charities and The Spokesman-Review team up each year to put on the Christmas Bureau, handing out grocery store vouchers to families in need at Christmas, along with a toy and a book for each child. “At the Volunteers of America, our part is the books,” said Marketing and Communication Director Rae-Lynn Barden. “That’s what we do. We couldn’t do it without volunteers.” ....