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NASA given demonstration of robotic space rock lab in Leicester
- NASA and ESA visited Space Park Leicester to review the DWI robotic lab for space sample handling.
- The DWI is designed to store and characterize lunar and Martian samples on Earth with planetary protection in mind.
- Leicester scientists say the lab could speed up results by using robotics for precision handling.
- The DWI was developed to support missions like Artemis II and future sample-return projects.
- NASA requested to view the DWI and its dummy sample handling during the UK visit.
- Space Park Leicester hosted talks with project subcontractors The Natural History Museum and the Francis Crick Institute.
- Leicester researchers emphasize clean-room standards to avoid Earth contaminants in space samples.
- The project involves Space Park Leicester and University of Leicester scientists developing an ultra-clean lab.
- The DWI aims to rapidly catalogue and initial-characterize samples from space missions.
- The Leicester project underscores international collaboration on space sample science.
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