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Add Image to Favorite List 2025-02-11 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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One of three small lunar rovers that are part of a NASA technology demonstration called CADRE is attached to a fixture in a clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Jan. 29, 2025.
PIA26428:
CADRE Rover Awaits Shipping
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Add Image to Favorite List 2025-02-11 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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One of three small lunar rovers that are part of a NASA technology demonstration called CADRE is prepared for shipping in a clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Jan. 29, 2025.
PIA26427:
Taking a CADRE Rover in Hand
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Add Image to Favorite List 2025-02-11 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Engineers and technicians prepare one of three small lunar rovers that are part of a NASA technology demonstration called CADRE, in a clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Jan. 29, 2025.
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Packing Up a CADRE Rover
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-08-26 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Three small rovers bound for the Moon are arrayed in a clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Jan. 26, 2024.
PIA26346:
CADRE Rovers, Hardware in JPL Clean Room
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-05-13 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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This animated artist's concept depicts three small rovers – part of NASA's CADRE technology demonstration headed for the Moon – driving together on the lunar surface.
PIA26296:
CADRE Rovers Explore the Moon Together (Artist's Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-05-01 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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One of three small rovers bound for the Moon took an autonomous test drive in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in December 2023.
PIA26297:
NASA's CADRE Rover Takes an Autonomous Drive
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-03-07 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Members of NASA's CADRE technology demonstration team pose with two full-scale development model rovers in the Mars Yard at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in January 2024.
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CADRE Team in the Mars Yard
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-03-07 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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With its solar panels open, a small rover that is bound for the Moon sits in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Jan. 26, 2024.
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Completed CADRE Rover in the Clean Room
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-03-07 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Two full-scale development model rovers are tested in JPL's Mars Yard in August 2023 as part of NASA's CADRE tech demo. These tests confirmed the project's hardware and software can work together to accomplish key goals.
PIA26168:
CADRE Test Rovers in the Mars Yard
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-03-07 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Clamped to a shaker table, one of NASA's CADRE rovers gets shaken vigorously during a test in November 2023.
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CADRE Rover Gets a Big Shake
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-03-07 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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A CADRE rover is prepared for electromagnetic interference and compatibility testing in a special chamber at JPL in November 2023.
PIA26166:
CADRE Rover Undergoes Electromagnetic Testing
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-03-07 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Members of the CADRE assembly, test, launch, and operations team pose with completed hardware in a clean room at JPL in late January, 2024.
PIA26165:
CADRE ATLO Team Presents Completed Rovers
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-03-07 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Part of NASA's CADRE technology demonstration, three small rovers show off their ability to drive as a team autonomously during a test in a clean room at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in December 2023.
PIA26164:
NASA's CADRE Rovers Take First Autonomous Drive
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-12-21 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Engineers tested the system that will lower three small rovers onto the lunar surface when NASA's CADRE technology demonstration arrives at the Moon aboard a lunar lander.
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Testing the Deployer System for NASA's CADRE Project
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-12-13 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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This artist's concept depicts a small rover – part of NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) technology demonstration headed for the Moon – on the lunar surface.
PIA26161:
CADRE Rover on the Moon (Artist's Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-10-24 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Engineers prepare a small rover – part of NASA's CADRE technology demonstration – for testing in the thermal vacuum chamber behind them at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in October 2023.
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CADRE Team Preps Flight Model for Thermal Testing
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-10-24 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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An engineer prepares a small rover – part of NASA's CADRE technology demonstration – for testing in a thermal vacuum chamber at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in October 2023.
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CADRE Rover Getting Prepped for Testing
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-08-02 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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A CADRE test rover appears to catch the attention of the much larger engineering model of NASA's Perseverance rover, called OPTIMISM, at JPL's Mars Yard.
PIA25668:
Test Rovers Big and Small at JPL
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-08-02 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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A model rover drives over a rock during a test for NASA's CADRE project in JPL's Mars Yard in June, 2023.
PIA25667:
CADRE Mini Rover Drives Over a Rock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-08-02 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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A pair of plastic prototypes of the CADRE rovers demonstrate driving in formation during a test at JPL in 2022.
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CADRE Rover Prototypes Drive in Formation
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-08-02 Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE)
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Engineer Kristopher Sherrill observes a development model rover during a test for NASA's CADRE technology demonstration in JPL's Mars Yard in June, 2023.
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CADRE Rover Testing in JPL's Mars Yard
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