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 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global satellite attitude and orbit control system market is expected to post a CAGR of nearly 4% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research ...

Orbital ATK, Inc. (OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that it has signed a $90 million contract with Lockheed Martin to provide the Attitude Control Motor (ACM ...

For the first time, researchers have controlled the orientation of a satellite in space using an autonomous AI, a major feat that could greatly improve the safety and effectiveness of satellites in ...

Microsatellites have to be very light – every gram counts. The same applies to the gyroscopes used to sense the satellite's orientation when in orbit. A novel prototype is seven times lighter and ...

Within the Compact Satellite Programm of DLR it was studied if it is possible to adapt the payload AsteroidFinder to the Compact Satellite Bus. The primary payload AsteroidFinder is an optical ...

A mission critical subsystem is attitude control of the space capsule which basically means you are in charge of controlling capsule movement and orientation from the time of launch vehicle separation ...

As 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 ...

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 ...

If this is meant for a model rocket it must be the biggest we’ve ever seen. [Scott] and [Trevor] took on the task of building a rocket attitude control system after reading about some research on the ...