How to reach a tumbling target in space

In microgravity experiments conducted aboard the International Space Station using NASA’s Astrobee robot system, an international research collaboration from MIT and DLR tested a set of algorithms to enable a successful autonomous rendezvous of a "Chaser" robot with a tumbling "Target".

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