The Journal of Space Commerce

The Journal of Space Commerce

ALIN System Will Enable Satellite Servicing, Mapping of Planets

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Tom Patton
Sep 01, 2021
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Astrobotic has won a Phase I NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to further develop its ALIN system designed to three-dimensionally map uncooperative spacecraft and planetary bodies in real time.

“Matching the exact orbital plane, altitude, and speed of another object in space will play a key role in the construction of orbital infras…

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