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their skills and are excited about
working in partnership with them
to extend the innovative approach
into other SHM applications. "
Davis explained, " Webbing textiles
are critical to many personnel safety
systems in U.S. Navy aircraft, but
there are currently no viable nondestructive
techniques to detect
when the load strength has degraded
to an unsafe level. With BRM's
assistance, we are integrating this
technology, which enables accurate
assessment of the load capabilities
for nylon, polyester, and Kevlar
structures during their service life. "
Ensuring the safety of long-duration
human habitation in space or on other
planets will depend on structural health
monitoring. The new sensor-based
technique for monitoring the health
of the flexible soft goods restraints on
inflatable living structures shows great
promise. If the embedded sensing
technology proves to be successful,
it could be included in future space
mission habitation structures, including
the Lunar Gateway or Mars missions.
In-Space Upgrade Satellite System
Lockheed Martin
Bethesda, MD
301-214-3030
www.lockheedmartin.com
L
ockheed Martin's In-Space Upgrade
Satellite System (LM LINUSS™)
accomplished a successful on-orbit
demonstration, proving how small
satellites can serve an essential
role in sustaining critical space
architectures. They do this by regularly
upgrading existing constellations
with new capabilities and extending
spacecraft design lifecycles.
LM LINUSS, a technology
demonstration funded internally
by Lockheed Martin, is made up of
two 50-inch 12U CubeSats. While
on-orbit, the system demonstrated
highly-automated rendezvous and
proximity operations (RPO), which
enables complicated maneuvering
across multi-satellite constellations.
This allows on-orbit servicing
coordination and upgrades at scale
in any orbit. The RPO demonstration
was part of Lockheed Martin's mission
to validate essential maneuvering
capabilities for future space
upgrade and servicing missions.
During the demonstration, one
of the LM LINUSS CubeSats acted
as the designated servicing vehicle,
navigating a flightpath towards the
second CubeSat, which represented
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the resident space object (RSO). As
the servicing vehicle approached the
RSO, on-board guidance algorithms
made final real-time adjustments to
complete its rendezvous operations.
" The LM LINUSS pathfinder is an
excellent example of how Lockheed
Martin is investing in innovation in
the real world. Agile development,
cloud-based operations, and smallsat
platforms came together at speed
and in orbit, where the real test of
technology occurs, " said Johnathon
Caldwell, Lockheed Martin, Vice President
and General Manager, Military Space.
" Through the accomplishments of LM
LINUSS, Lockheed Martin is pioneering
how future small and medium class
missions will be upgraded on-orbit. "
In addition to RPO, the toastersized
CubeSats also accomplished
additional technology demonstrations
while on-orbit, including:
* Performing automated maneuvers
and using artificial intelligence to fly
coordinated flightpaths, supporting
a variety of operational conditions.
* Using Lockheed Martin's
Horizon™ 2.0 command and
control (C2) software and
advanced RPO software.
* Maintaining connection with a secure
cloud-based architecture for mission
telemetry, tracking and control.
* Validating new onboard processing,
low-toxicity propulsion, inertial
measurement units, machine vision,
and 3D-printed components.
For more information, visit
www.lockheedmartin.com.
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