Expedition 74 astronauts conducted science experiments, spacesuit maintenance, and spacecraft operations while the International Space Station received cargo deliveries and performed a reboost.
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has tested a robotic system, which could soon inspect, repair, and even upgrade satellites already in orbit. NRL announced a major milestone on September 18, ...
NASA has awarded Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) a potential $142M contract to demonstrate the potential of a robotic platform to conduct assembly and reconfiguration operations for spacecraft ...
Launch of the robotic spacecraft is planned for 2026. Credit: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary has integrated twin robotic arms on its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), a ...
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took this photo on July 23, 2025, as the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico. Visible in the image is the ...
Space agency is soliciting designs for its ambitious mission. Once the boulder is secured, the ARV will mechanically push off, or “hop,” from the surface and then use thrusters to ascend from the ...
NASA can use space-rated actuation hardware for a wide range of applications, including in robotic arms that deploy equipment.
Space mining tech is advancing as robotic systems make asteroid exploration and resource analysis increasingly viable. Autonomous rovers now assess asteroid composition using laser-based spectroscopy, ...
Provided something catastrophic does not take place here on Earth, humanity will expand in the solar system sooner than some of us might think. Sure, a lot of work still lies ahead, but the ...
On Sept. 1, 1979, NASA's robotic space probe Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to fly by Saturn. Pioneer 11 launched in 1973 on a mission to explore the Asteroid Belt, Jupiter and Saturn. It ...