Russia may send a robot ‘crew’ to space in 2019

According to Defense One, the FEDOR androids will, in an unprecedented move, fly on the unmanned Soyuz spacecraft not as cargo, but as crew members. The Roscosmos space agency has reportedly given the flight its preliminary approval. We’ve reached out for further confirmation on this front. FEDOR, an abbreviation of Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, …

Continue reading “Russia may send a robot ‘crew’ to space in 2019”