https://asksendai.com/tags/starling/ Recent content in Starling on Ask Sendai Hugo en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:17:31 +0000 https://asksendai.com/post/2026/17/18/nasas-star/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:17:31 +0000 https://asksendai.com/post/2026/17/18/nasas-star/ <figure><img src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-10-at-12-48-13-pm.png?w=1920" alt="NASA’s Starling Mission Opens New Frontiers in Space Navigation"> </figure> <p> NASA’s Starling mission has marked another milestone in spacecraft autonomy by using a The Starling swarm’s extended mission tested GPS-independent navigation, using onboard star tracking for self-orbit determination and space object catalog updates. NASA’s Starling mission has marked another milestone in spacecraft autonomy by using a new system that determines a satellite’s position in orbit by referencing other objects in space, instead of relying on a navigational network. </p>