Nasa, Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace have conducted a demonstration of a new navigation system to make docking onto the International Space Station (ISS) safer and easier.
The demonstration displayed the dynamic nature of the sensors by simulating both manned and unmanned docking operations.
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The prototype will be tested by astronauts aboard STS-134 in an on-orbit manoeuvre during the space shuttle mission to the ISS in February 2011.
On flight day 11 of the mission, the shuttle crew will undock from the ISS and then re-rendezvous with the station on an Orion-like approach.
The manoeuvre will be part of the sensor test for Orion relative navigation risk mitigation (STORRM) development test objective (DTO).
Lockheed Martin Orion deputy programme manager Larry Price said that the technology would enhance the Orion team’s ability to significantly improve crew safety for human space flight.
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