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Completed TRL 6 (started at 2, targeting 9)
Ammonia Leak Locator, a tool that can locate the source and location of a leaking gas. These technology development efforts will help enable a future commercial satellite servicing enterprise as well as future robotic servicing and assembly of science observatories. Technologies developed for servicing will be beneficial to future human space missions, maintenance of the ISS, autonomous rendezvous and docking of space vehicles, mitigation of orbital debris, and in-space assembly of science observatories.
Location of the source of a venting gas
Location of leaks on a spacecraft
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