{"id":543146,"date":"2023-10-06T09:08:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=543146"},"modified":"2023-10-13T12:15:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:15:14","slug":"about-nexis","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/about-nexis\/","title":{"rendered":"About NEXIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>NEXIS<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/\">NExIS Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item usa-current\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/about-nexis\/\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/NEXIS-resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Missions & Servicing Technologies<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/technology.nasa.gov\/satellite-servicing\" rel=\"noopener\">Patented Technologies<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/isam\/\">In-Space Servicing, Assembly<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/on-orbit-servicing-assembly-and-manufacturing-1\/\">OSAM-1 Mission<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/relative-navigation-system\/\">Relative Navigation System<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/robotic-servicing-arm\/\">Robotic Servicing Arm<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/propellant-transfer-technologies\/\">Propellant Transfer Technologies<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/robotic-refueling-mission-3\/\">Robotic Refueling Mission 3<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/rrm-1-2\/\">RRM: Phase 1&2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa.gov\/nexis\/raven\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Raven<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nexis\/robotic-external-leak-locator\/\">Robotic External Leak Locator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About NExIS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Exploration and In-space Services is ushering in an era of more sustainable, affordable and resilient spaceflight near Earth, the Moon and deep into the solar system. To do this, the Division develops groundbreaking technologies to service spacecraft and pioneer in-space assembly and manufacturing. NExIS promotes U.S. leadership and new industries by collaborating with and transferring technologies to civil, security and commercial stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NExIS continues the legacy of the five successful Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Missions (1990-2009), the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (2009-2016), and the Satellite Servicing Projects Division (2016-2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spirit of innovation still runs deep among the entire division. The passion to challenge the status quo of “One and Done” missions burns as bright as ever. NASA\u2019s Exploration & In-space Services (NExIS) will carry on the skunkworks environment of Satellite Servicing Projects Division (SSPD), Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) and Hubble servicing missions to position the United States as the global leader in in-space services from repair, refueling and disposal, to assembly and manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/group-photo-large.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Satellite Servicing Projects Division (SSPD) group photo 2019\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg 4543w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=300,134 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=768,344 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=1024,459 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=1536,688 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=2048,918 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=400,179 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=600,269 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=900,403 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=1200,538 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hexapod-4b.jpg?resize=2000,896 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Robotic Operations Center (ROC) is a test bed for satellite-servicing technologies that enable science and exploration.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Through the Robotic Operations Center (ROC), satellite-servicing capabilities systems are tested and refined before they launch to space.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg 2547w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=1024,671 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=1536,1007 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=2048,1343 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=400,262 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=600,393 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=900,590 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=1200,787 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2-nasa-robotics-operations-center-2.jpg?resize=2000,1311 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Through the Robotic Operations Center (ROC), satellite-servicing capabilities systems  are tested and refined before they launch to space.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Robots and mockups allow us to practice gently grasping simulate and practice satellite-servicing tasks, such as gently grasping a client satellite.\" 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\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg 2547w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=768,490 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=1024,653 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=1536,979 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=2048,1306 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=400,255 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=600,383 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=900,574 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=1200,765 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/3-nasa-robotic-operations-center-1.jpeg?resize=2000,1275 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Robots and mockups allow us to practice gently grasping simulate and practice satellite-servicing tasks, such as gently grasping a client satellite.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The complementary Servicing Technology Center supports the Robotic Refueling Mission as well as other space station experiments.\" 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\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg 3997w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nasa-ssco-satellite-servicing-facility-rrm-demo.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The complementary Servicing Technology Center supports the Robotic Refueling Mission as well as other space station experiments.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The West Virginia Robotic Technology Center focuses on evaluating emerging technologies.\" 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\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5-wvrtc-lower-res.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The West Virginia Robotic Technology Center focuses on evaluating emerging technologies.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Servicing Technology Development Centers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The two special facilities at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center answer the question: “How will it work in space?” The <strong>Robotic Operations Center<\/strong> and the <strong>Servicing Technology Center<\/strong> act as incubators for satellite servicing technology – rooms where space systems, components and tasks are put to the test in simulated environments, honed and refined, and finally declared ready for action in orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating under the mantra of “test, test, and retest,” these Earth-bound facilities use industrial robots, a motion-based platform, and customized algorithms to create simulations of space operations on large and small scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capabilities range from simulating a robotic arm servicing a satellite in space, to practicing how a satellite would approach a object (such as a client spacecraft or a rotating asteroid), to seeing how fuel sloshing in a tank or thruster firings would affect a satellite’s behavior in microgravity. Mission developers use the facilities’ data to fine-tune systems, controllers, and systems for optimum performance and environment interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another facility operated by the <strong>West Virginia Robotic Technology Center (WVRTC)<\/strong> provides an additional test area for servicing technologies.<a href=\"https:\/\/nexis.gsfc.nasa.gov\/images\/6_NASA_Servicing_Arm-sm.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building on Past Achievements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, the Goddard team has used robotic simulations at Goddard to demonstrate lunar rover modularity and serviceability (2007), test optical recognition sensors and relative navigation sensors (2007), dynamically simulate a proposed Lunar Surface Manipulator System (2008), and support preparations for the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (2009).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2011, personnel from the West Virginia facility worked with researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center to start to develop procedures to construct a large rod and joint simulated space structure that could be used as a telescope mirror platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Makes Them Unique<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Goddard facilities are more than just simulation labs – they are development centers and technology test beds all in one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike labs that rely on two-dimensional air floors and gravity off-load systems to perform simulations, the facilities use a three-dimensional dynamic simulator powered by industrial robots and a motion-based platform that offer a wide range of motion and dexterity. This allows facilities to deliver large- and small-scale simulations with both mockups (models) and actual flight hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-tabbed-section color-mode-light padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-tabbed-section\"> \n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"hds-tab-nav usa-list usa-list--unstyled grid-row\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab0-robotic-operations-center\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel0-robotic-operations-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRobotic Operations Center\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab1-servicing-technology-center\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel1-servicing-technology-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\tServicing Technology Center\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab2-west-virginia-<a-href="https:\/\/wvrtc.wvu.edu\/">robotic-technology-center<\/a>\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel2-west-virginia-<a-href="https:\/\/wvrtc.wvu.edu\/">robotic-technology-center<\/a>\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWest Virginia Robotic Technology Center\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tabs margin-top-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel0-robotic-operations-center\" aria-labelledby=\"tab0-robotic-operations-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">The Robotic Operations Center<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">The Robotic Operations Center, or ROC, is the newest facility for satellite servicing development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Within its black, curtain-lined walls, the team is testing technologies and operations for multiple exploration and science missions, including the OSAM-1 mission. The ROC has been continuing and expanding the work of the Servicing Technology Center since the summer of 2015, and houses multiple robots including a hexapod robot which simulates the movement of a satellite in space.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/13020\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRelated Feature : Sounds of NASA\u2019s Robotic Operations Center                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Robotic Operations Center (ROC)\" 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\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?resize=300,120 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?resize=768,308 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?resize=1024,411 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?resize=400,161 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?resize=600,241 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?resize=900,361 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr-inline-pbnr649e1d1tzhl5u-1280.jpg?resize=1200,482 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Robotic Operations Center (ROC)<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel1-servicing-technology-center\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1-servicing-technology-center\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">The Servicing Technology Center<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">The Servicing Technology Center, or STC, has served as a home base for the technology and operations development since 2011.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">In particular, the team relies heavily on the STC facility to develop, integrate, and test elements of NASA’s\u00a0Robotic Refueling Mission, or RRM. Since 2011, this International Space Station experiment has been demonstrating robotic satellite-servicing tools, technologies and techniques. From the precise placement of cameras on the tools to robotic procedures and hardware development, the STC plays an essential role in RRM development, and is continuing to support RRM’s on-orbit operations on space station.<br>The Servicing Technology Center also served as the command center for 2014\u00a0Remote Robotic Oxidizer Transfer Test, an event that demonstrated new technologies and tools to transfer propellant in space.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/testing-satellite-servicing-technologies\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRelated Feature : Testing Satellite Servicing Technologies                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Servicing Technology Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 51% 50%; object-position: 51% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stcweb.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Servicing Technology Center<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel2-west-virginia-<a-href="https:\/\/wvrtc.wvu.edu\/">robotic-technology-center<\/a>\" aria-labelledby=\"tab2-west-virginia-<a-href="https:\/\/wvrtc.wvu.edu\/">robotic-technology-center<\/a>\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">West Virginia Robotic Technology Center<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">The team works closely with the West Virginia Research and Technology Center in Fairmont, W.Va. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Their facility is characterized by dark walls, a combination of industrial and space-qualified robots, and full-scale “mockups,” or models, of space vehicles. The WVRTC focuses on developing and evaluating emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wvrtc.wvu.edu\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tVisit the WV Robotic Technology Center                 \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"West Virginia Robotic Technology Center\" 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\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?resize=400,265 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?resize=600,398 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?resize=900,596 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wvrtcweb.jpg?resize=1200,795 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">West Virginia Robotic Technology Center<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 bg-spacesuit-white color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-news-manual\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-md\">Featured News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col\"><div class=\"grid-row latest-news-items\"><div class=\"grid-col mobile:grid-col tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 latest-news-item latest-news-item-0 margin-bottom-2 -tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0 padding-right-0 tablet:padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/sounds-of-nasas-robotic-operations-center\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item \"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">3 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>Sounds of NASA\u2019s Robotic Operations Center<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nasa-gsfc-robotic-ops-ctr-with-soundwave-animation.gif?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tablet:grid-col desktop:grid-col-5 grid-row latest-news-items\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/nasas-refueling-mission-completes-second-set-of-robotic-tool-operations-in-space\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item \"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">2 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>NASA\u2019s Refueling Mission Completes Second Set of Robotic Tool Operations in Space<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rrm3_image_4.png?w=382\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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