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NASA Begins New Deployable Solar Array Tech Demo on Pathfinder Spacecraft - NASA
NASA recently evaluated initial flight data and imagery from Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4), confirming proper checkout of the spacecraft’sGianine Figliozzi (NASA)
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation - NASA Science
NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system.science.nasa.gov
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation - NASA Science
NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system.science.nasa.gov
Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission - NASA
NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in low Earth orbit, a precursor to capturingTara Friesen (NASA)
Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit - NASA
Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can be seen in the night sky from manyArezu Sarvestani (NASA)
Swarming for Success: Starling Completes Primary Mission - NASA
After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievementsTara Friesen (NASA)
NASA to Hoist Its Sail: Solar Sail Mission Gets Ready for Launch - NASA
A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space – not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power ofNASA
NASA Next-Generation Solar Sail Boom Technology Ready for Launch - NASA
Sailing through space might sound like something out of science fiction, but the concept is no longer limited to books or the big screen. In April, aTara Friesen (NASA)
NASA Awards Contracts for Flight, Payload Integration Services - NASA
NASA has selected 15 companies to provide flight and payload integration services to advance technologies and procedures for operating in space, includingNASA
NASA to Demonstrate Miniature CubeSat Swarm Technology
Preparations are underway for a new, small spacecraft technology demonstration that will test cost-efficient swarm capabilities – the ability for multipleGianine Figliozzi (NASA)
NASA Selects Universities to Support Small Spacecraft Technologies - NASA
Eight U.S. university teams are partnering with NASA to advance technologies for small spacecraft, increasing their capability to support the agency’s scienceGianine Figliozzi (NASA)
Follow NASA’s Starling Swarm in Real Time - NASA
NASA’s Starling CubeSats are zipping through low Earth orbit in the agency’s latest test of robotic swarm technologies for space. The four StarlingArezu Sarvestani (NASA)