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NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy (DSA), a technology that allows individual spacecraft to make independent decisions while collaborating with each other to achieve common goals \u2013 without human input. The DSA team achieved multiple firsts during tests of such swarm technology as part of the agency\u2019s project.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DSA develops software tools critical for future autonomous, distributed, and intelligent spacecraft that will need to interact with each other to achieve complex mission objectives. Testing onboard the agency\u2019s Starling mission resulted in accomplishments including the first fully distributed autonomous operation of multiple spacecraft, the first use of space-to-space communications to autonomously share status information between multiple spacecraft, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DSA\u2019s accomplishments mark a significant milestone in advancing autonomous systems that will make new types of science and exploration possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb Adams, DSA project manager, is available for interview on Wednesday, Feb. 5 and Thursday, Feb. 6. To request an interview, media can contact the Ames Office of Communications by email at arc-dl-newsroom@nasa.gov or by phone at 650-604-4789.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Learn more about NASA Ames\u2019 world-class research and development in aeronautics, science, and exploration technology at:\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Tiffany Blake
Ames Research Center, Silicon Valley\u202f
650-604-4789\u00a0
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