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Jun 8 – Jun 14, 2026 · 14 papers published

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PLANETARY ROBOTICS 4 ISRU & CONSTRUCTION 1 ORBITAL ROBOTICS 5 IN-SPACE SERVICING 1

Multi-view feature High-order Fusion for Space Weak Object Detection and Segmentation

Weilong Guo, Yuhan Sun, and Shengyang LiPreprint 2026Jun 13, 2026

Space × AIPerception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods

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Jun 13, 2026

Segmentation-based Detection for Efficient Multi-Task Spacecraft Perception

Sivaperuman Muniyasamy, Surendar DevasundaramPreprint 2026 1 citedJun 13, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking

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Jun 13, 2026

Post-Launch Capability Expansion of Vision-Language Models via Prompting for On-Orbit Spacecraft Inspection

Nicholas A. Welsh, Lennon J. Shikhman, Monty Nehru Attazs, Seemanthini K. Putane +2 morePreprint 2026 1 citedJun 13, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS IN-SPACE SERVICING Learning-based Methods Perception & State Estimation Foundation Models & LLMs

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Jun 13, 2026

MPC for underactuated spacecraft control with a Lyapunov supervised physics-informed neural network correction layer

Amirhossein Ayanmanesh Motlaghmofrad, Carlo Cena, Mauro Martini, Marcello ChiabergePreprint 2026Jun 11, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIGuidance, Dynamics & Control Learning-based Methods Design, Mechanisms & Hardware

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Jun 11, 2026

To GAN or Not To GAN: Segmentation Analysis on Mars DEM

Douglas Dziedzorm Agbeve, Aditya V. Handrale, Salim Fares, Seif E. IdaniPreprint 2026Jun 11, 2026

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Motion Planning & Navigation

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Jun 11, 2026

Distribution-Agnostic Robust Trajectory Optimization via Chance-Constrained Reinforcement Learning

Yashdeep Chaudhary, Roberto Armellin, Harry Holt, Marco SaglianoSpace Sci. & Tech. 2026 2 citedJun 11, 2026

Space × AIGuidance, Dynamics & Control Learning-based Methods Motion Planning & Navigation

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Jun 11, 2026

Autonomous AI-Cosmoindustry and the Quiet Expansion Filter: A Threshold-Based Resolution of the Fermi Paradox

Sergey IvlievPreprint 2026Jun 11, 2026

Space × AIISRU & CONSTRUCTION

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Jun 11, 2026

Precision-Aware Illumination-Disentangled Vision Transformer for Spacecraft 6D Pose Estimation

Zongwu Xie, Yifan Yang, Yonglong Zhang, Guanghu Xie +2 morePreprint 2026 1 citedJun 10, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Perception & State Estimation Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking

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Jun 10, 2026

Deep Learning-Based Lunar Crater Terrain Relative Navigation

Batu Candan, Simone ServadioInternational Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION) 2026 1 citedJun 10, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS ORBITAL ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking

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Jun 10, 2026

Experimental study on the impact of long communication delays on autonomous decision-making in deep space habitats

Motahareh Mirfarah, Hyunjin Park, Zhiwei Chu, Sreehari Manikkan +6 moreExpert Systems with Applications 2026 1 citedJun 10, 2026

Space × AIAutonomy, Task Planning & Operations Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks

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Jun 10, 2026

Locomotion analysis of a quadruped interacting with the lunar granular surface

Yash J VyasPreprint 2026 1 citedJun 9, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Learning-based Methods

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Jun 9, 2026

Globally Localizing Lunar Rover in Pixels via Graph Alignment

Mao Chen, Xu Yang, Chuankai Liu, Xiangkai Zhang +4 morePreprint 2026Jun 9, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Chang'e & Yutu

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Jun 9, 2026

OnlyDense: Reduced-Order Modeling for Lagrangian simulation

Tu Do, Shannon Ryan, Santu RanaPreprint 2026Jun 8, 2026

Space × AILearning-based Methods

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Jun 8, 2026

Optical Bench Validation of Meta‐Reinforcement Learning for Image‐Based Spacecraft Guidance and Navigation

Lorenzo Federici, Andrea Scorsoglio, Roberto FurfaroExpert Systems 2026 1 citedJun 8, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Guidance, Dynamics & Control

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