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Station Technology Demonstration

Robotic Helpers Test New Tech on the Space Station

In science fiction movies, we often see robots zipping around spacecraft performing various tasks.

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iss070e038773 (Dec. 13, 2023) --Two free-flying robotic helpers, Astrobee, float in microgravity. The robots are designed to help crews aboard the International Space Station complete daily tasks and reduce the time spent on routine duties.
Two free-flying robotic helpers, Astrobee, float in microgravity. The robots are designed to help crews aboard the International Space Station complete daily tasks and reduce the time spent on routine duties.
NASA

Testing Novel 3D Mapping Tech for Exploration, Industry Benefit

When you go on a trip, you might reach for a map to help navigate your journey or pull up GPS on your phone. But what if the destination is on another planet, and there is no map? 

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Inside a large white test container, Elmouttie crouches next to a carry-on suitcase-sized box with two camera lenses visible on the top front of the box and the Astrobee robot’s white control panel below it with two round glowing lights.
Project Lead Marc Elmouttie with the MRS hardware housed in an Astrobee robot.
CSIRO

Astronauts to Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope

NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, during a spacewalk later this year. It will be the fourth science observatory in orbit serviced by astronauts.

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image of an experiment facility installed in the exterior of the space station
View of the Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) payload, attached to ExPRESS (Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station) Logistics Carrier-2 (ELC-2) on the S3 Truss.
NASA

NASA Refines National Space Technology Development Priorities

As NASA focuses on exploring the Moon, Mars, and the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is shifting how it prioritizes technology development.

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Astronaut on lunar surface with equipment. Earth in distant sky.

Autonomous Robotic Arm System Aims to Advance Station Robotics

California-based startup GITAI is gearing up to test a novel autonomous robotic arm system on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS).

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GITAI’s S2 robotic arm system will conduct an external demonstration of in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) onboard the ISS.
GITAI/NASA