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The Techsat-21 autonomous sciencecraft experiment

Abstract

The Autonomous Sciencecraft Experiment flight demonstration (ASE) will fly onboard the US Air Forces's TechSat-21 constellation, an unclassified mission scheduled for launch in 2004. ASE will use onboard science analysis, replanning, robust execution, and formation flying to radically increase science return by enabling intelligent downlink selection and autonomous retargeting.

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Doyle, R., Sherwood, R., Chien, S.. 2002-05-13. The Techsat-21 autonomous sciencecraft experiment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210002070

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