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Obruta Close to Finishing Tests of Autonomous Docking on ISS

Astronaut Andreas Mogensen shows off a pair of Astrobee robotic free flyers with the Obruta software. Image credit: NASA JSC.

Ottawa’s Obruta Space Solutions is close to successfully concluding a year-long series of tests of their autonomous orbital docking technology. The tests have been conducted aboard the International Space Station over the past year, using the station’s “Astrobee” drones, and the company is anticipating that the final test will be happening sometime before the end of the year. 

Obruta Co-founder and CEO, Kevin Stadnyk, discussed the tests and Obruta’s plans going forward in an interview with SpaceQ.

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About Craig Bamford

Craig started writing for SpaceQ in 2017 as their space culture reporter, shifting to Canadian business and startup reporting in 2019. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists, and has a Master's Degree in International Security from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. He lives in Toronto.