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Old 03-19-2024, 12:51 PM
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Done by ESA. No doubt didn't cost even a small fraction of the NASA effort and tested on a 27U cubesat bus mockup apparently designed for remote servicing.

This VR robot may unlock giant leap in space industries
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Mar 5, 2024


The aim of the test is to demonstrate the removal and replacement of satellite modules into a 27U CubeSat format using augmented reality control of a robot. CubeSat format using augmented reality control of a robot.

In this use case, the ?client? satellite is being upgraded and refueled using modular componentry. The robot will then remove the failed computer module and place it in a fixture. It will then do the same with the propellant tank. The robot will then place these correctly back into the satellite.

The project is funded by European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre Funding. Testing facility in Satellite applications catapult, In-Orbit Service and Manufacturing Testbed Relevant technology was developed with funding from UK Space Agency NSTP funding.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ncNDWKYdQ

27U cubesat bus

https://hex20.com.au/products/satel...7u-cubesat-bus/
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Boeing begins fueling Starliner capsule ahead of 1st astronaut launch

https://www.space.com/boeing-begins...stronaut-launch


SpaceX planning rapid turnaround for next Starship flight

https://spacenews.com/spacex-planni...tarship-flight/


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Old 03-21-2024, 05:46 AM
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SpaceX looks to scale astronaut launch capacity with second Florida pad

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/20/s...nd-florida-pad/


In a related story,

Whee! Zip down from the launch tower in SpaceX's new emergency-escape slide (video)

https://www.space.com/spacex-astron...pe-system-video


Blue Origin plans to test Blue Ring space platform on Pentagon?s DarkSky-1 mission

https://www.geekwire.com/2024/blue-...ring-darksky-1/

More about Blue Ring:

Blue Origin unveils ?Blue Ring,? a multi-use space platform to aid missions to Earth orbit and beyond

https://www.geekwire.com/2023/blue-...bit-and-beyond/


India Nears Historic Milestone! 3D-Printed, 2nd Privately-Developed Rocket Set To Be Fired From Private Launchpad

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/tg-ed...veloped-rocket/

Scroll down in that article for a picture of the launch of the Vikram-S, an attractive prototype to model...


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Boeing begins fueling Starliner capsule ahead of 1st astronaut launch

https://www.space.com/boeing-begins...stronaut-launch


With the well documented Boeing/Starliner issues of the last few years, those astronauts are stepping into the hallowed territory of the brave Mercury Atlas astronauts that watched a bunch of Atlas boosters RUD in the months before their flights.



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NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin?s Orbital Reef Life Support System

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-spac...support-system/


Investing in Space: What to make of SpaceX selling satellite lasers

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/21/inv...ite-lasers.html


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Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut flight test for NASA could launch as soon as May 1

https://www.space.com/boeing-starli...on-ready-launch

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But whether Boeing opts to fly additional Starliner flights for space tourism or private flights, as SpaceX has done with its Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rockets, remains to be seen as Boeing is focused on its NASA commitments, Nappi said.

That would depend on whether they can get the marginal cost per flight down.


Boeing lawsuit accuses Virgin Galactic of stealing trade secrets

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litig...ets-2024-03-22/

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Starliner?s first commander: Don?t expect perfection on crew test flight

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/...anys-starliner/


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Boeing, NASA target May 1 for first crewed flight of Starliner to the space station

https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/03/...-space-station/


Launch Roundup: Delta IV Heavy swan song, Falcon 9 and Soyuz launches on tap for last week of March

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/202...h-roundup-0325/


New study finds that DART changed both orbit and shape of Dimorphos asteroid

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/03/dart-study/


NASA, SpaceX Target New Launch Date for NOAA Weather Satellite

https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/na...ather-satellite


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