Engineering intern Nick Robbins and aerospace engineer Tyler Roberson of Masten Space Systems complete installation of Astrobotic's autonomous landing system atop Masten's Xombie technology demonstration vehicle prior to a test flight.
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Engineering intern Nick Robbins and aerospace engineer Tyler Roberson of Masten Space Systems complete installation of Astrobotic’s autonomous landing system atop Masten’s Xombie technology demonstration vehicle prior to a test flight. Astrobotic’s system is designed to avoid terrain hazards while safely landing a spacecraft at a specific location on a asteroid, moon, or planet. The test flight was sponsored and funded by NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program.
June 20, 2014
NASA / Ken Ulbrich