Monday, January 23, 2012

Online: Planetary Landing Demo Capability on Earth with Draper’s GENIE

NASA Moves Closer to Planetary Landing Demo Capability on Earth with Draper’s GENIE
PR Web, 23 January 2012
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9125392.htm

Using the GENIE (Guidance Embedded Navigator Integration Environment) System, Draper recently fully controlled the Xombie suborbital rocket built by Masten Space Systems during a closed loop tethered flight at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. This successful first step brings the NASA Dryden Flight Opportunities Program closer to a new testbed capability that could be used to validate future planetary technology payloads.

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