Asteroid and moon landing technology demonstrated

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 10:00 in Astronomy & Space

Last week Astrobotic successfully flew a sensor package designed to guide spacecraft safely to the surface of asteroids, moons, planets, and beyond.  The flight occurred on an unmanned helicopter operated by a pilot on the ground.  The flights are preparation for demonstration of this capability on a propulsive lander similar to Astrobotic's Griffin.

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