Testbed May Herald Autonomous U.S. Spacecraft

Credit: ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP.
An orbital testbed set for launch on Tuesday is designed to demonstrate autonomous orbital rendezvous technology that may find wide application in U.S. robotic spacecraft as NASA shifts its focus to deep-space exploration. The $95-million Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART)...

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