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NASA is getting one step closer to having a relative navigation system
through a test module called Raven, which is small in size but large in impact.
Launching to the International Space Station,
Raven will test foundational technologies including sensors, machine vision
algorithms, and processing, to perfect autonomous rendezvous in space
(no humans involved).
NASA does not currently possess these technologies, but critically needs them.
Over 99% of all satellites in space are not designed for rendezvous or servicing.
Time delays prevent humans from sending successful rendezvous commands from
Earth to space.
Enter Raven.
Over its two-year lifespan, Raven will fine tune groundbreaking technologies
that will act as the eyes and brain for missions for decades to come,
paving the way to the future of servicing.
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