Wednesday, August 14, 2013

JPL, Masten testing spacecraft precision landing software

JPL, Masten testing spacecraft precision landing software
TG Daily, 14 August 2013
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/73654-jpl-masten-testing-spacecraft-precision-landing-software

Flight testing of the new Fuel Optimal Large Divert Guidance algorithm – G-FOLD for short -- for planetary pinpoint landing is being conducted jointly by JPL engineers in cooperation with Masten Space Systems in Mojave, Calif., using Masten's XA-0.1B "Xombie" vertical-launch, vertical-landing experimental rocket.

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