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SpaceX set to launch NASA laser satellite, in-space manufacturing demo, and more

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The ultimate goal of the many startups trying to develop high-performance OTVs is to extract the best of both worlds from large rideshare missions and small rockets, combining ultra-cheap prices and orbits that are heavily optimized for each payload. Several of those 50 or so payloads are particularly intriguing.

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ONR developing offensive autonomous swarming capability for unmanned surface vehicles; adapting JPL’s CARACaS

Green Car Congress

This networking unmanned platforms demonstration was a cost-effective way to integrate many small, cheap, and autonomous capabilities that can significantly improve our warfighting advantage. The James River demo was enabled though discoveries in artificial intelligence, machine perception and distributed data fusion. —Adm.

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