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NASA is getting one step closer to
having a relative navigation system

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through a test module called Raven, which
is small in size but large in impact.

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Launching to the International 
Space Station,

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Raven will test foundational technologies
including sensors, machine vision

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algorithms, and processing, to perfect
autonomous rendezvous in space

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(no humans involved).

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NASA does not currently possess these
technologies, but critically needs them.

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Over 99% of all satellites in space are
not designed for rendezvous or servicing.

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Time delays prevent humans from sending
successful rendezvous commands from

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Earth to space.

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Enter Raven.

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Over its two-year lifespan, Raven will
fine tune groundbreaking technologies

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that will act as the eyes and brain for
missions for decades to come,

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paving the way to the
future of servicing.

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