Tuesday / 28 April 2015

Astrobotic Advancing Navigation Technology For Lunar Landing

AstroGE

GLXP Contender Selected By NASA Flight Opportunities Program To Test Navigation Technology; Astrobotic Will Demonstrate Reliability Of Soft Landing System Aboard Masten Space Systems’ Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle; Developed With Nvidia & General Electric, 4kg Avionics System Supposedly Capable Of Pinpoint Lunar Landing With Hazard Avoidance Down To 20cm, Touchdown Accuracy To 3m; GLXP Teams Must Declare Registered / Scheduled Launch By End 2015

Image Credit: Astrobotic, GE, Nvidia