Research/ ORBITAL ROBOTICS
SPHERES: How a Class Project Became An Experiment Facility in Space
William Lowe Bryan
Preprint 2016/
Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS
Technique
Microgravity Mobility & Free-FlyersOpenAlex keyword: Astrobee
Seventeen years ago in a classroom not that far away, the SPHERES facility was born. As it prepares for the 2018 hand-off to the next generation robotic free-flyer, Astrobee, team members look ahead to the future, while celebrating the successes of nearly 600 test hours over 117 test sessions by 38 on-orbit crew members.