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"EVA" is a blurry term, and may get blurrier. Space stations don't quite fit the common-sense notion of "vehicles" (stations are thought of as stationary), so this term's use for operations outside [[ISS]] seems anachronistic, a holdover from an era in which more nautical metaphors predominated. Given the increasing [[telebots | teleoperability]] of robots in orbit, the term may be extended to such operations, since some of these operations take place outside the vehicle, and they do constitute "activity."
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Given increasing [[telebots | teleoperability]] of robots in orbit, the term should perhaps be extended to such operations, since it does take place outside the vehicle, and it is activity. Also, space stations don't quite fit the notion of "vehicles", so this term's use for operations outside [[ISS]] seems anachronistic.
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Given the increasing [[telebots | teleoperability]] of robots in orbit, the term may be extended to such operations, since some of these operations take place outside the vehicle, and they do constitute "activity." Also, space stations don't quite fit the notion of "vehicles", so this term's use for operations outside [[ISS]] seems anachronistic.
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[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward using robotics (especially ground-based teleoperated robotics) in extravehicular activities in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The outer surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them will require inspection and repair (especially after [[orbital debris]] strikes) that's best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.
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[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward using robotics (especially ground-based teleoperated robotics) in extravehicular activities in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The space-facing surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them may require inspection and repair (especially after [[orbital debris]] strikes). Some of these tasks may be best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.
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The first spacewalks were from vehicles - space capsules. The term thus seems to connote activity outside a spacecraft, but not on the surface of a celestial body. The Lunar Excursion Modules (LEMs) were vehicles, but walking on the moon was not called EVA. (CHECK).
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The first spacewalks were from vehicles - space capsules. The term thus seems to connote activity outside a spacecraft, but not on the surface of a celestial body. The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Lunar_Module | Apollo Lunar Modules]] were space vehicles, but walking on the moon was not called EVA. (CHECK).
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[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward using robotics (especially ground-based teleoperated robotics) in extravehicular activities in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The outer surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them will require inspection that's best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.
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[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward using robotics (especially ground-based teleoperated robotics) in extravehicular activities in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The outer surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them will require inspection and repair (especially after [[orbital debris]] strikes) that's best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.
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[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward robotics
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Given increasing [[telebots | teleoperability]] of robots in orbit, the term should perhaps be extended to such operations, since it does take place outside the vehicle, and it is activity. Also, space stations don't quite fit the notion of "vehicles", so this term's use for operations outside [[ISS]] seems anachronistic.
[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward using robotics (especially ground-based teleoperated robotics) in extravehicular activities in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The outer surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them will require inspection that's best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.
[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward using robotics (especially ground-based teleoperated robotics) in extravehicular activities in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The outer surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them will require inspection that's best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.
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EVA - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra-vehicular_activity | Extra-Vehicular Activity]], AKA "spacewalk" - activity by space-suited human beings in orbit, typically but not always untethered.
!!! Origins of the term
The first spacewalks were from vehicles - space capsules. The term thus seems to connote activity outside a spacecraft, but not on the surface of a celestial body. The Lunar Excursion Modules (LEMs) were vehicles, but walking on the moon was not called EVA. (CHECK).
!!! Future use
In the context of increasing [[telebots | teleoperability]] of robots in orbit, the term should properly be extended to such operations, since it does take place outside the vehicle, and it is activity. Also, space stations are not properly "vehicles", so this term's use for operations outside [[ISS]] seems anachronistic.
[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward robotics for use in external operations in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The outer surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them will require inspection that's best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.
!!! Origins of the term
The first spacewalks were from vehicles - space capsules. The term thus seems to connote activity outside a spacecraft, but not on the surface of a celestial body. The Lunar Excursion Modules (LEMs) were vehicles, but walking on the moon was not called EVA. (CHECK).
!!! Future use
In the context of increasing [[telebots | teleoperability]] of robots in orbit, the term should properly be extended to such operations, since it does take place outside the vehicle, and it is activity. Also, space stations are not properly "vehicles", so this term's use for operations outside [[ISS]] seems anachronistic.
[[Project Persephone]] aims to take advantage of the trend toward robotics for use in external operations in space. The term [[telebots | ''telebot'']] might be restricted to untethered devices inside [[exovivaria]]. However, there might be uses for special-purpose free-flying tele-operated robots outside [[exovivaria]]. The outer surfaces of exovivaria and equipment mounted on them will require inspection that's best done untethered, especially if an exovivarium is rotating. In these cases (with exovivaria considered as "vehicles" of a sort), the term "EVA" might apply.