#orbit — Public Fediverse posts
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🤖 NEW: A #Caltech-built #robot under a #DARPA program assembled part of a structural truss in #orbit on its own, connecting tubes and joints into repeating bays.
The #experiment aimed to build a 1.4-meter reflector antenna but was not completed. The test suggests rockets no longer have to dictate the size of large #telescopes, antennas, and #solar arrays.
👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261108233043.htm
#space #robotics #engineering #satellite #nasa #technology #tech #science #astronomy #manufacturing #education #research
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A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
46/2026🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 35,504 (+42)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 17,479 (+42)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,038 (+40)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,437 (+6)
❓ Unknown objects: 8 (-45)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,542 (-1)25 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.
#Orbit #Satcat #CelesTrak #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding
