METERON Driving Mars Rover from Space

The Mars Yard Test Area at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage is the location for a very special test: European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake drives the rover prototype Bridget from the International Space Station (ISS). This experiment is part of the ESA METERON programme (MultiPurpose EndToEnd Robotic Operation Network) which is validating autonomous and realtime telerobotic operations from space to ground. The goal is to understand and develop the technologies needed for future space