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IMAGE: NASA Astronaut and NPS alumnus Navy Cmdr. Victor Glover is pictured onboard the International Space Station (ISS) where the university is currently working with the ISS Research team on the. view more
Credit: (Courtesy photo provided by NASA)
On March 17, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students and researchers in the NPS Spacecraft Robotics Laboratory, working with NASA and the International Space Station research team, including astronauts Dr. Shannon Walker and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Victor Glover, an NPS alumnus, conducted the first of five experiments in the NPS Astrobatics project.
The Astrobatics project, led by Dr. Marcello Romano, aims at developing and testing new dynamic models, and guidance and control techniques for the maneuvering of autonomous robotic spacecraft. The project utilizes the NASA Astrobee free-flying robotic vehicle, inside the International Space Station.