Sunday, July 26, 2020

Cubesats get close: proximity operation with interesting implications

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2020
With some technical panache, one of The Aerospace Corporation's CubeSats maneuvered itself within 22 meters of its sibling CubeSat and snapped a series of photos while orbiting at 17,000 miles per hour. This incredibly difficult technology demonstration, performed by a satellite the size of a tissue box, paves the way for future inspection or servicing missions. "AeroCube-10 is by fa

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