USC student-built MAVERIC satellite to launch on SpaceX Falcon 9, testing autonomous space technologies
By
City News Service
Summary
A shoebox-sized satellite called MAVERIC, designed and built primarily by USC students over two years with more than 60 students and faculty involved, is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission. The satellite will test autonomous technologies including 2D and 3D imaging systems for future satellite servicing missions and AI-assisted spacecraft navigation.
Source
bskyUSC student-built MAVERIC satellite to launch on SpaceX Falcon 9, testing autonomous space technologiespasadenastarnews.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledA satellite designed and built primarily by USC students is scheduled to launch into orbit next month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission, where it will test new technologies aimed at making future spacecraft more autonomous.
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, according to the university.
Researchers said the satellite will test several technologies, including 2D and 3D imaging systems for future satellite servicing missions and artificial intelligence-assisted spacecraft navigation.
You might also wanna read
Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch 81 satellites early on July 7
Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch 81 satellites early on July 7
Semiconductor test beds to ride on Falcon 9 first stage during Starlink launch Sunday
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites (Starlink 10-50 mission) from Cape Canaveral on Sunday at 6:4
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink broadband internet satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 1, 2026, as part
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites from California on June 24
SpaceX is launching 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 24 at 11:19 p.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 rocket
space.com·13d ago
ZGF Architects Completes Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center with Space Shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles
The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, designed by ZGF Architects and built by MATT Construction, has completed construction after four yea
Dezeen·2mo ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.