USC student-built MAVERIC satellite to launch on SpaceX Falcon 9, testing autonomous spacecraft technologies
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A shoebox-sized satellite called MAVERIC, designed and built primarily by over 60 USC students and faculty through the university's Space Engineering Research Center, is scheduled to launch into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission. The satellite will test new technologies aimed at making future spacecraft more autonomous, including 2D and 3D imaging systems for satellite servicing missions, low-cost magnet-based systems, and artificial intelligence-assisted spacecraft navigation.
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The shoebox-sized satellite, known as MAVERIC, was developed over the past two years by more than 60 USC students and faculty through the university's Space Engineering Research Center
The satellite will test several technologies, including 2D and 3D imaging systems for future satellite servicing missions, low-cost magnet
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