Tuesday 26 January 2016

Goodbye ground control: Nanosatellites achieve first autonomous orbital maneuver



One of the advantages of bread loaf-sized nanosatellites is their potential to act as a swarm that can equal the power of a single larger satellite, but with more flexibility and at lower cost. Deep Space Industries has taken a major step in that direction in a successful test involving two autonomous Canadian satellites, which carried out the first orbital maneuver without human supervision... Continue Reading Goodbye ground control: Nanosatellites achieve first autonomous orbital maneuver

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