New Onboard Capability to Enable Autonomous Spacecraft Operations
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Figure 1. As a spacecraft orbiting Earth crosses the boundaries of different regions surrounding the planet, various events can occur (e.g., increased penetrating radiation). Detection of these events can trigger the autonomous execution of desired onboard activities without human intervention (e.g., disabling high voltage systems on the spacecraft to avoid damage). Credit: NASA/Aurora Engineering Imagine […]