Europe’s RemoveDebris Demos Vision-Based Tracking In Orbit

Credit: RemoveDebris satellite: Surrey Space Center
In the second of four planned demonstrations of technologies to mitigate debris in low Earth orbit, Europe’s RemoveDebris satellite has tested its onboard vision-based navigation (VBN). The system would be used operationally to rendezvous autonomously with noncooperative objects. In the Oct. 28 demo...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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