{"id":94301,"date":"2022-03-03T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-477848"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:44:48","slug":"nasas-robotic-osam-1-mission-completes-its-critical-design-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/goddard\/nasas-robotic-osam-1-mission-completes-its-critical-design-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Robotic OSAM-1 Mission Completes its Critical Design Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nexis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/osam-1.html\" rel=\"noopener\">On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1<\/a> (OSAM-1), a mission that will be the first to robotically refuel a satellite not designed to be serviced, and will also demonstrate assembly and manufacturing technologies and capabilities, has passed its mission critical design review (CDR). This is an important milestone that paves the way for the construction of the spacecraft, payloads, and ground system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA and Maxar Technologies successfully completed the mission CDR in February 2022, less than a year after the same milestone was reached for the mission\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/goddard\/2021\/nasa-s-on-orbit-servicing-assembly-and-manufacturing-1-mission-ready-for-spacecraft\" rel=\"noopener\">spacecraft bus<\/a>, which focused on the portion of the spacecraft responsible for communications, power, and maneuvering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission review included all elements that will act together as an integrated system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Spacecraft bus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Servicing payload with 16 subsystems including tools, visions systems, and two robotic arms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-funds-demonstration-of-assembly-and-manufacturing-in-space\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Infrastructure Dexterous Robot (SPIDER) payload<\/a> that will manufacture a beam and assemble a communications antenna using a third robotic arm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ground system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Illustration of OSAM-1 (bottom) capturing Landsat 7. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg 4004w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=768,514 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=1024,685 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=1536,1028 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=2048,1371 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=400,268 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=600,402 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=900,602 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=1200,803 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/osam_captured_arms_extended.242.cropped.jpg?resize=2000,1339 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Illustration of OSAM-1 (bottom) grappling Landsat 7.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>During the review, NASA engineers and leadership confirmed that the OSAM-1 design is complete and meets specified requirements. NASA can now proceed with flight manufacturing, assembly, and integration of the three-armed robotic spacecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later this year, Maxar Technologies will deliver the spacecraft bus to NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where engineers will complete the integration and testing of all the OSAM-1 components in preparation for launch no earlier than 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OSAM-1 will use a robotic arm and tools to grapple <a href=\"https:\/\/landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov\/satellites\/landsat-7\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 7<\/a> and provide the Earth-observing satellite launched in 1999 with more fuel, a first-of-its-kind refueling demonstration by NASA. Following the servicing, the space vehicle\u2019s SPIDER payload will demonstrate in-space assembly by constructing a functional communications antenna from stowed parts, as well as in-space manufacturing by producing a spacecraft beam through a process called pultrusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In combination, on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing technologies and capabilities could help create a more sustainable future for exploration of our solar system and beyond, from servicing spacecraft so that they can journey farther, to constructing and maintaining structures to support a continued human presence in space.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Testing of OSAM-1\u2019s Robotic Servicing Arm\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hexapod-2-0.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><em>Lights-out grapple testing of OSAM-1\u2019s Robotic Servicing Arm (left) in the Robotic Operations Center at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center. The partial model of a client satellite (right) sits on top of a hexapod robot, which helps to simulate zero-gravity movement.<\/em><\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>OSAM-1 is funded by NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/home\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/a> through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/tdm\/main\/index.html#.VQb6XUjJzyE\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology Demonstration Missions<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:%20vanessa.c.lloyd@nasa.gov?subject=OSAM-1%20CDR%20Questions\">Vanessa Lloyd<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\">NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1), a mission that will be the first to robotically refuel a satellite not designed to be serviced, and will also demonstrate assembly and manufacturing technologies and capabilities, has passed its mission critical design review (CDR). 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