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Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 · 11 papers published

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PLANETARY ROBOTICS 3 ISRU & CONSTRUCTION 1 ORBITAL ROBOTICS 3

SCoCaT: Success Conditioned Constrained Reinforcement Learning for Spacecraft Docking

Aman Arora, Ricard Marsal I Castan, Matteo El-Hariry, Miguel Olivares-MendezCoRL 2026Sep 5, 2026

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

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Sep 5, 2026

3.5-meter Segmented-Mirror Robotic Space Telescope Mission White Paper IV. Key Scientific Mission: Solar-System Small Bodies and Planetary Defense

Juhan Kim, Yong-Woo Kang, Sang Hyun Lee, Jeong-Yeol Han +21 morePreprint 2026Sep 3, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS

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Sep 3, 2026

3.5-meter Segmented-Mirror Robotic Space Telescope Mission White Paper V. Key Scientific Mission: Compact-Object Time-Domain Science

Juhan Kim, Yong-Woo Kang, Sang Hyun Lee, Jeong-Yeol Han +21 morePreprint 2026Sep 3, 2026

Space × Robotics

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Sep 3, 2026

RoughSense: Lightweight Terrain-Induced Rover Vibration Prediction Using Point Clouds and IMU Feedback

Gabriel Manuel Garcia, Stephanie Aravecchia, Miguel Angel Olivares-MendezPreprint 2026Sep 3, 2026

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

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Sep 3, 2026

Hardware-Accelerated Instance Segmentation for Resource-Constrained Space Robotics with Criticality Analysis

Siddhant Shete, Hilmi Dogu Kücüker, Udo Frese, Frank KirchnerPreprint 2026Sep 2, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPerception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Design, Mechanisms & Hardware

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Sep 2, 2026

Adapting a Foundation Model for Lunar Surface Height Estimation

Patrick Bauer, Marius Schwinning, Melanie Siegel, Andreas Weinmann +1 morePreprint 2026Sep 2, 2026

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Foundation Models & LLMs

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Sep 2, 2026

3.5-meter Segmented-Mirror Robotic Space Telescope Mission White Paper III. Key Scientific Mission: Exoplanet Science with a Coronagraph

Juhan Kim, Sang Hyun Lee, Yong-Woo Kang, Jeong-Yeol Han +21 morePreprint 2026Sep 2, 2026

Space × Robotics

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Sep 2, 2026

GPU-Accelerated Astrodynamics World Models for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity Operations

Duncan Eddy, Isaac R. Ward, Grace Ra Kim, and Mykel J. KochenderferAMOS 2026 1 citedSep 2, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Guidance, Dynamics & Control Learning-based Methods

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Sep 2, 2026

FractalNet-Based Heterogeneous Federated Learning for Orbital Edge Intelligence in Satellite Mega-Constellations: A Wildfire Case Study

Sai Puppala, Bhabani P. Sinha, Koushik SinhaPreprint 2026Sep 1, 2026

Space × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Learning-based Methods

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Sep 1, 2026

Space Generative AI with Solar Energy Harvesting

Jierui Zhang, Jianhao Huang, Zhanwei Wang, Kaibin HuangPreprint 2026Sep 1, 2026

Space × AIFoundation Models & LLMs Learning-based Methods

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Sep 1, 2026

Trafficability and excavatability of icy lunar regolith simulants quantified using cone penetration

Daniel Ricardo, Jane H. Hodgkinson, M. Akbar Rhamdhani, Geoffrey Alan BrooksSpace and Planetary Resources 2026Sep 1, 2026

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION Surface Mobility & Terramechanics

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Sep 1, 2026