CORTEX Framework Enables Autonomous Spacecraft Servicing
A new framework called CORTEX enables autonomous spacecraft to perform close-range rendezvous for servicing non-functioning satellites in low Earth orbit.
Tag: trajectory design
JUICE pulls off the first-ever Lunar–Earth double flyby, saving precious propellant for Jupiter
ESA's JUICE spacecraft executed the first Lunar–Earth gravity assist in August 2024, using a Moon-then-Earth double flyby to boost its ...
Machine Learning Shortcut Screens Thousands of Kuiper Belt Targets in Seconds
Researchers have trained a Gaussian process surrogate model that screens thousands of Kuiper Belt Objects for mission accessibility in seconds, ...
Cislunar Waypoints Could Slash the Fuel Cost of Reaching Retrograde Orbits
Researchers at Beihang University have designed low-energy transfer routes from cislunar orbits such as distant retrograde orbits and near-rectilinear halo ...
Hidden Symmetries Map Safe Cislunar Parking Orbits for Future Moon Missions
Researchers have mapped the complete family structure of two-impulse tangential phasing maneuvers for a 2:1 distant retrograde orbit, using symmetry ...
Machine Learning Maps Hidden Orbit Structures in Four-Dimensional Space
Researchers at the Air Force Institute of Technology have developed an unsupervised machine learning pipeline that automatically discovers and classifies ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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