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NASA is expanding testing of distributed autonomy for its first satellite swarm, Starling.

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SAN FRANCISCO – A NASA formation-flying experiment shows the promise of autonomous navigation for satellite swarms. The four cubesats in the Starling Formation-Flying Optical Experiment, or StarFOX, calculate their orbits […]

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Shane Kimbrough?@astro_kimbrough .@NASAAmes looking great from @Space_Station – neighboring Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and a touch of San Jose California. Larger image

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