Astrobotic has won two NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contracts worth $1.5 million to further advance novel Laser Imaging, Detection, and Ranging (LiDAR) software solutions. When space qualified, these software packages will support in-space satellite servicing as well as safe landing on celestial objects such as the Moon or asteroids through accurate hazard detection. The first contract, valued at $750,000, is for Astrobotic’s HazNet system, which leverages hardware acceleration and machine learning to produce real-time hazard maps of potential celestial landing sites…
