Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140709:17:44:00
Deal. joining me now is chris, the project manager at nasa aim's research center on this, and derrick pitts. chris, let's start with you. what's up with nasa developing this and what are the intended applications of these spheres? >> the spheres are satellite test beds on the space station. they have been up there since 2006. what we're doing is enabling them for robot blgs tested using smart phones. >> can you give background on how this technology came to be? i understand it may have been inspired in part by star wars. >> it was developed a while ago, and i believe it was inspired by the flo...
Source: news source