Tag: LiDAR
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Astrolab to Send Scientific Payloads to Lunar South Pole on FLIP Rover Mission
Astrolab is preparing to send a series of scientific payloads to the Moon later this year aboard its FLIP rover mission aimed at supporting future lunar exploration near the Moon’s south pole. The company said its FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform rover, known as FLIP, will carry multiple research instruments designed to study lunar surface conditions,…
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ESA involved in effort to improve the eyesight of spacecraft
The European Space Agency (ESA) will test new rendezvous sensors on their next Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5) mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Laser InfraRed Imaging Sensors (LIRIS) will provide another example of the continuing improvements to the “eyesight” of spacecraft, as they conduct rendezvous and docking operations. Rendezvous: The successful rendezvous and docking of spacecraft…
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ASC’s 3D Flash LIDAR camera selected for OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission
The Advanced Scientific Concepts (ASC) 3D Flash LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) range cameras have been selected for the OSIRIS-REx planetary science mission that will return a sample of the carbonaceous asteroid 1999 RQ36. The mission – launching in 2016 – is aiming to return the asteroid sample to Earth in 2023. OSIRIS-Rex: Created under…