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Akin appears on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer

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The Ranger robot was developed in Aiken's Space Systems Laboratory

ISR-affiliated Associate Professor Dave Akin (AE) was a guest on the March 29 edition of the PBS television show The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Akin spoke about the future of space exploration; the Space Systems Laboratory's Ranger Robot (photo above) and neutral buoyancy facility were featured in the segment. | listen to audio of the interview |

Published April 18, 2005

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