The test is part of NASA and ESA's future plans for controlling robots on the Moon's surface from the lunar Gateway station.
The two-hour telerobotics test took place in a simulated planetary environment in the German Aerospace Center, DLR, at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich.
Rubio controlled DLR's Rollin’ Justin humanoid robot and ESA’s four-wheeled, two-armed Interact rover. According to the ESA post, "he took direct control as needed using a force-feedback device." The astronaut was able to complete all the tasks, giving the team valuable data in the process. He did all of this while orbiting Earth at a speed of approximately 17,500 miles aboard the ISS.
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