How to reach a tumbling target in space - MIT News
2/25/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 2 months ago
by Sara Cody | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
by Sara Cody | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
In microgravity experiments conducted aboard the International Space Station using NASA’s Astrobee robot system, an international research collaboration from MIT and DLR tested a set of algorithms to enable a successful autonomous rendezvous of a "Chaser…
In 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat, the largest civilian satellite (at the time) to go to low Earth orbit (LEO). For a decade, it observed our planet and sent back valuable data on E… [+10394 chars]
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