Space Drone

At first glance the machine looks like a hamster wheel.

Space drone. Space drone is a 400 kilogram spacecraft designed to dock with existing satellites that are running low on fuel but are otherwise operational. Scientists at nasa s jet propulsion laboratory in california are testing a robot called shapeshifter. The spacecraft launched as a secondary payload uses electric propulsion to maneuver to its target satellite attaching to the satellite s launch vehicle interface ring via four robotic arms. Then it will split into two drones.

Another term for it is an unmanned aerial vehicle or uav. What about places that are harder to reach. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle then re enters earth s atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. Space drones are a series of bug like robots that make up aku s orbital guard.

The us air force on sunday successfully launched its high tech drone x 37b placing the reusable vehicle into orbit for its sixth secretive mission in space. The boeing x 37 also known as the orbital test vehicle otv is a reusable robotic spacecraft. The drone which resembles a smaller. They enforce aku s will in space similar to the beetle drones on the ground.

In aviation and in space a drone refers to an unpiloted aircraft or spacecraft. The x 37 is operated by the united states space force for orbital spaceflight missions intended to demonstrate reusable space technologies.