Astronauts tweeting from space have quietly captivated followers for a while now, but when Chris Hadfield's cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" went viral, the YouTube video seemed to revive people's interest in just how thrilling it is when space and Earth are bridged by simple, everyday technology.
To appeal to this new wave of fascination, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created the Zero Robotics Competition, a tournament in which high school students can compete for points by controlling robotic, basketball-sized spheres that will float inside the International Space Station (ISS). Read more…
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