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Tag Archives: Terrain-Relative Navigation
Mars 2020 rover: Landing with terrain-relative navigation
The view of the Sea of Tranquility rising up to meet Neil Armstrong during the first astronaut landing on the Moon was not what Apollo 11 mission planners had intended. They had hoped to send the lunar module Eagle toward … Continue reading →
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Mars 2020 drops in on Death Valley
On a test flight in Death Valley, California, an Airbus helicopter carried an engineering model of the Lander Vision System (LVS) that will help guide NASA’s next Mars mission to a safe touchdown on the Red Planet. During the flight … Continue reading →
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Tagged Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jezero Crater, JPL, Lander Vision System, LVS, M2020, Mars 2020, Mars 2020 rover, NASA, Terrain-Relative Navigation, TRN
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