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Autonomous RPOD Technology Challenges for the Coming DecadeRendezvous Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) technologies are important to a wide range of future space endeavors. This paper will review some of the recent and ongoing activities related to autonomous RPOD capabilities and summarize the current state of the art. Gaps are identified where future investments are necessary to successfully execute some of the missions likely to be conducted within the next ten years. A proposed RPOD technology roadmap that meets the broad needs of NASA's future missions will be outlined, and ongoing activities at OSFC in support of a future satellite servicing mission are presented. The case presented shows that an evolutionary, stair-step technology development program. including a robust campaign of coordinated ground tests and space-based system-level technology demonstration missions, will ultimately yield a multi-use main-stream autonomous RPOD capability suite with cross-cutting benefits across a wide range of future applications.
Document ID
20180001173
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Naasz, Bo J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Moreau, Michael C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
February 13, 2018
Publication Date
February 4, 2012
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
LEGNEW-OLDGSFC-GSFC-LN-1168
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference
Location: Breckenridge, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: February 4, 2012
End Date: February 8, 2012
Sponsors: American Astronautical Society
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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