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Satellites To Try Formation Flying on ISS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fly-straight-fly-well dept.

SoySauc writes "From a story on the New Scientist site: 'A soccer-ball-sized satellite will soon be floating aboard the International Space Station. Once joined by two others, it will help researchers test formation flying and autonomous rendezvous and docking maneuvers for future orbiting satellites.' NASA's DART mission was designed to do the same thing, but in 2005 shut itself down and bumped into the satellite it was only meant to approach."

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  1. Re:Holy crap! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Now I feel like a REAL man!

    Whatever floats your boat, but you're not going to find one here. It's nerds all the way down...

  2. co34 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    = 1400 NetBSD Come on baby...and polite to bring