New sensor technology to make it easier and safer for spacecraft to rendezvous and dock to International Space Station
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 08:21
in Astronomy & Space
It was a perfect STORRM. On Tuesday, July 20, NASA and its industry partners, Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., successfully demonstrated a new sensor technology that will make it easier and safer for spacecraft to rendezvous and dock to the International Space Station.
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