Technology developed at the University of Iowa will make a 365 million mile voyage in the early 2020s, according to RFGlobalNet. The mission? A search for possible life-sustaining environments on Europa, one of Jupiter’s 63 known moons.
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An IC man’s journey to research high-powered robots
Michael Webb grew up in Iowa City where he cultivated a fascination with all things DIY. That’s why, when he submitted his resume to Stone Aerospace last year, it was entitled, “Michael Webb, I’m a Maker.” Stone Aerospace is an aerospace engineering firm founded by Bill Stone, who explained in a TED talk that he would like to send an exploratory robot called Valkyrie to Jupiter’s moon Europa…

