WASHINGTON — Engineers have restored normal attitude control of a cubesat bound for the moon nearly a month after suffering a problem during a maneuver. Advanced Space, the company that owns the ...

A research team[a], led by Professor Saburo Matunaga of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), developed a 50 kg class technology ...

A true milestone on the path to autonomous space systems: a research team at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) has successfully tested an AI-based attitude controller for satellites ...

Mission controllers have regained attitude control of the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (Capstone) small satellite. The mission ...

From deep reinforcement learning to advanced gyroscopic systems, AI is revolutionizing how spacecraft orient themselves in space. New algorithms can handle complex constraints, adapt to unknown ...

The Nauka module approaching the ISS July 29. A few hours after docking, the module's thrusters fired, temporarily knocking the station out of its normal attitude. Credit: NASA TV Updated 10 p.m.

This visualization illustrates our recent work in developing an optimal maneuver planner for rigid-body satellite rotations. Specifically, this animation shows how our solver reshapes a 180º rotation ...

Modern aerospace control systems are undergoing a transformative phase as traditional aerodynamic surfaces are increasingly complemented or replaced by innovative mechanisms such as moving mass ...

BMDS DACS: American Pacific Corp.’s in-space propulsion subsidiary ISP said April 14 it will deliver a “qualification unit” and two flight-test units for a liquid divert and attitude control system ...

The International Space Station (ISS) spun out of control on Thursday when a Russian module unexpectedly began firing its rocket thrusters, sending flight controllers in Moscow and Houston scrambling ...

A new Russian module began experiencing issues shortly after docking with the International Space Station on Thursday. The 43-foot long, 23-ton Nauka module docked with the space station at 8:29 a.m.