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AFRL Tetra-5 CDR Completed by Orion Space Solutions

Will Now Proceed to Design Assembly, Integration, and Testing

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Tom Patton
Jan 08, 2024
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The Critical Design Review (CDR) for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Tetra-5 program has been completed by Orion Space Solutions and its partners. The Tetra-5 mission will demonstrate multi-agent autonomous Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) for on-orbit refueling.

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