Plenty of Targets for Robots Exploring the Final Frontier

As “Star Trek” marks its 45th anniversary, space exploration is less about the voyages of the starship Enterprise and more about robots that boldly go where no man has gone before. But surely even Lieutenant Commander Data would approve the slate of robotic missions looking out beyond Earth orbit toward extraterrestrial destinations both familiar and mysterious

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Plenty of Targets for Robots Exploring the Final Frontier