https://asksendai.com/tags/sspicy/ Recent content in Sspicy on Ask Sendai Hugo en-us Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:32:11 +0000 https://asksendai.com/post/2026/32/11/nasas-sspi/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:32:11 +0000 https://asksendai.com/post/2026/32/11/nasas-sspi/ <figure><img src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/spacex-35.jpg?w=1024" alt="NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies"> </figure> <p> A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-space repairs and reduce orbital debris. The Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission launched Oct. 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission is a technology demonstration where an Otter spacecraft will approach up to four inoperable space objects of U.S. origin in low Earth orbit, such as satellites and rocket bodies. </p>