[Yaaarc] Droids on the ISS (from NASA Science News)

[David McMillan]

Keith Mc. wrote:

>This in from NASA Science News, for 6/1/06...
>
>A "Star Wars" style droid is now wandering the corridors of the
>International Space Station, and more are on the way... <grin>
>
>The FULL STORY is at:
>http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/01jun_spheres.htm?list52034
>  
>

       "That's no droid, that's a...  um....  okay, it's ON a space 
station.  Satisfied?"

       It's no R2D2 or C3P0, looks more like a Jedi training "remote."  
But that's probably the ideal planform for a freefall environment.  Now 
the next question is, how do hobbyists like us get access to the ISS to 
test *our* similar designs?  :)