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Tuesday 24 March 2015

Precision planetary lander technology tested by NASA

The ADAPT vehicle flew to an altitude of 1,066 ft before descending using LVS and G-FOLD l...


In anticipation of more ambitious planetary missions, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, in collaboration with Masten Space Systems in Mojave, California, has recently been testing new landing technologies using an Autonomous Descent and Ascent Powered-flight Testbed (ADAPT). Aimed at developing new systems for landing on Mars and other planets with much greater precision, a new imaging landing system and algorithm were tested using the demonstration vehicle on two successful flights... Continue Reading Precision planetary lander technology tested by NASA



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