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- Orbital Express to use Marshall’s avionics expertise
Satellite servicing program to develop techniques for automated docking, refueling of unpiloted spacecraft. (see page 6)
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- Automated Rendezvous & Docking of Spacecraft
Rendezvous and docking or berthing (RVD/B) is a key operational technology, which is required for many missions involving more than one spacecraft. RVD/B Technology and techniques are key elements in missions...
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- Formation Flying of Multiple Spacecraft with Automatic Rendezvous & Docking Capability
An exploratory study is made on the feasibility of incorporating automatic rendezvous and docking capability into multiple spacecraft formations. The situations where it is advantageous to incorporate the...
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- Polites Assessment
An Assessment of the Technology of Automated Rendezvous and Capture in Space (NASA/TP—1998–208528)
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- Automated Rendezvous & Docking Component Completes Successful Test
The STS-95 Space Shuttle crew completed a series of successful tests on a new video guidance sensor component Tuesday, Nov. 3. The component - part of the Automated Rendezvous and Capture System - will allow...
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- Automatic Rendezvous and Docking Experiments
The world’s first successful rendezvous
and docking between unmanned spacecraft was achieved on
July 7, 1998, between two ETS-VII
satellites. Thrustering problems that
arose during a second experiment ...
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