Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) technologies for precise and safe landing are essential for future robotic science and human exploration missions to solar system destinations with targeted surface locations that pose a significant risk to successful landing and subsequent mission operations. These Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) technologies are a part of the NASA domain called PL&HA (Precision Landing and Hazard Avoidance) and are considered high-priority capabilities within NASA space technology development roadmaps to promote and enable new mission concepts. The SPLICE (Safe & Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution) project is a multi-center, multi-directorate NASA project focused on continuing the decade-plus of NASA investments and projects focused on PL&HA technology development and infusion. This paper highlights the GN&C technologies in development within SPLICE, along with the simulation and field test plans for validation of the capabilities and Technology Readiness Level (TRL) maturation toward infusion into potential near-term robotic lunar landing missions.


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    Title :

    The SPLICE Project: Continuing NASA Development of GN&C Technologies for Safe and Precise Landing



    Publication date :

    2019-01-07


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English



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