NRL News - Tag spacecraft engineering

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Unlocking Secrets of Plasma Turbulence in Space
May 27, 2026 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Senior Scientist for Intense Particle Beams & Plasma Processes, Gurudas Ganguli, Ph.D., pioneered and directed an experiment that has deepened our understanding about the evolution of electromagnetic turbulence in space...

NRL’s Satellite Operations Service is Ready for the Space Force Enterprise
December 9, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Spacecraft Engineering Department recently developed the Transmit/Receive Enterprise (TREx) service with sponsorship from the Space Development Agency, Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and Space Systems Command to provide software development and mission operations for sponsoring organizations across the space community...

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Wins Best Paper Award at International Space Robotics Conference
December 5, 2025 — A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) space robotics team received the Best Paper Award in Orbital Robotics at the 2025 International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo) in Sendai, Japan, on Dec. 3. The recognition spotlights NRL’s leadership in autonomous space systems and artificial intelligence–enabled operations...

Naval Research Laboratory Robotic Servicing Payload Clears Thermal Vacuum Lab Test, Readies for Space
September 18, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with and with funding support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics, has reached a historic milestone in satellite servicing technology, completing on Sept. 5 a critical round of space-readiness testing on a robotic spacecraft designed to extend and upgrade satellites already in orbit...

Reinforcement Learning is Making a Buzz in Space
September 9, 2025 — A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research team successfully conducted the first reinforcement learning (RL) control of a free-flyer in space on May 27...

Northrop Grumman Successfully Integrates Spacecraft for Next-Generation Space Robotic Servicing System
June 5, 2025 — June 5, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics LLC has announced the integration of a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus, achieving another milestone for its MRV and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program...

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