article_snippet.sent: Spiders on Mars may have been predicted by David Bowie, but in fact spiders in space could help us get to the red planet.
article_snippet.sent: Tether Unlimited has revealed a system of robo spiders than can construct solar panels, trusses and other parts of spacecraft in orbit.
article_snippet.sent: a system of robo spiders than can construct solar panels, trusses and other parts of spacecraft in orbit uses arachnid-like robots to construct large objects in orbit around the Earth by 'spinning' building material into shape.
article_snippet.sent: SpiderFab  uses arachnid-like droids to construct large objects in orbit.
article_snippet.sent: SpiderFab  could cut construction costs by only launching raw materials such as carbon fibre into orbit.
article_snippet.sent: The futuristic new system – dubbed SpiderFab – is being developed by a company called Tethers Unlimited.
article_snippet.sent: The futuristic new system – dubbed SpiderFab – uses arachnid-like robots to construct large objects in orbit around the Earth or further into a system of robo spiders than can construct solar panels, trusses and other parts of spacecraft in orbit. '
article_snippet.sent: Under a NASA contract, NASA is currently implementing the first step in the SpiderFab architecture: a machine that uses 3D printing techniques and robotic assembly to fabricate long, high-performance truss structures.
article_snippet.sent: Under a Nasa contract, Nasa is currently implementing the first step in the SpiderFab architecture: a machine that uses 3D printing techniques and robotic assembly to fabricate long, high-performance truss structures.
highlights_snippet.sent: SpiderFab uses arachnid-like droids to construct large objects in orbit .
  