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NASA Will Test Autonomous Landing System on New Shepard Rocket – ExtremeTech
NASA is developing a new precision landing system, and it’s getting ready to test several of its core technologies.
The margin for error in space exploration is tiny. Even an unassuming rock or a bit of sloped terrain can topple a robotic explorer, and what if there’s no one within millions of miles to flip it right-side-up again? NASA is developing a new precision landing system called Safe and Precise Landing Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE), and it’s getting ready to test several of its core technologies with the help of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
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