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Completed TRL 5 (started at 2, targeting 9)
Raven is a demonstration on the International Space Station of a real-time relative navigation system that would enable future spacecraft to autonomously rendezvous with both prepared vehicles and those not designed for servicing.
Autonomous tracking of non-cooperative spacecraft
Autonomous rendezvous operations
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