Abstract: Model predictive control (MPC) has proven useful in enabling safe and optimal motion planning for autonomous vehicles. In this article, we investigate how to achieve MPC-based motion ...

Abstract: In this article, a priority-based switching model predictive control (SMPC) method is proposed for space robots to execute sequential operation tasks efficiently. For a predefined series of ...

"We're now in an era where there's multiple governments, multiple companies involved in space. So the shift is not just one organization needing to think about space rescue for their own needs." China ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Europe must move quickly to craft a large-scale strategy for space-based data centers or risk ceding a potential pillar of future digital infrastructure to global competitors, according ...

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman (right) speaks Nov. 20, 2025, in a fireside chat with Stephen Kitay, vice president of space defense at True Anomaly. Credit: Center for Strategic and ...

In 1986, an experiment conceived by an Appleton high school student resulted in the first and only paper ever made in space. The experiment, flown on the space shuttle Columbia, tested if paper made ...

President Donald Trump announced the US Space Command headquarters will move from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. Colorado is also losing the STARCOM headquarters, which is moving to Florida.

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Space Command headquarters will relocate from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama. Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming the ...

The Standoff That Brought the Big Ten’s $2.4 Billion Deal to a Screeching Halt Man charged in fatal shooting of cleaning woman who accidentally went to wrong home Kate Gosselin budgets Christmas for 8 ...

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With NASA's International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for the world's first commercial space station. Haven-1—a mini ...