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Photon Thrusters, Tethers Pose Flight Formation Fix

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TUSTIN, Calif., May 16, 2006 -- A new ultrahigh precision, contamination-free formation flight method based on photon thrusters and tethers may be a solution to maintaining a precise spacecraft (satellite) configuration in space, said NASA. The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has awarded Young Bae a $75,000 grant to develop the method. Bae is the founder of the Bae Institute, a Tustin, Calif., developer of space and medical technologies. He presented his grant-winning paper at an NIAC Phase I Fellows meeting in March, demonstrating how existing technologies can allow clusters of micro-, nano- and pico-spacecraft...Read full article

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    Published: May 2006
    formation-flighNASA Institute for Advanced ConceptsNews & FeaturesNIACphoton thrustersSensors & Detectorsspacecraft configurationtethersultrahigh

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