3 min listen
Maxar and NASA will demonstrate orbital spacecraft assembly with a new robotic arm
Maxar and NASA will demonstrate orbital spacecraft assembly with a new robotic arm
ratings:
Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
NASA has awarded Maxar an estimated $142 million contract to demonstrate in-orbit spacecraft refueling and assembly of new components using a custom robotic platform in space. The space infrastructure dexterous robot, or SPIDER, program will be part of NASA’s Restore-L mission to demonstrate automation of proposed orbital tasks like reconfiguring or repairing a satellite or manufacturing new components from scratch.
Released:
Feb 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Scooters go mad, Opendoor wants to buy your house, and Meituan’s IPO by TechCrunch Industry News