InSPoC-3
General Information
Start Date:
06/11/2024
End Date:
2025
Status:
On-going
Programme:
Space Transportation
Programme Reference:
The Objective
OHB Digital Connect and its partners OHB Hellas and Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) have been selected by European Space Agency – ESA to develop ideas for a networked fleet of autonomously operating in-space transportation vehicles.
The study is part of ESA’s In-Space Proof-of-Concepts (InSPoC) initiative, which aims to take the orbital economy to the next level by enabling technological developments in the following areas:
💏 In-orbit rendezvous and docking (InSPoC-1),
⛽ In-orbit refilling and propellant management (InSPoC-2),
🧠 On-board and shared intelligence (InSPoC-3),
🏗️ Containerisation and cargo transfer (InSPoC-4).
In the context of InSPoC-3, the focus shall be directed to the following activities:
🔧 On-board autonomy and reconfigurability
🦺 On-board safety and longevity
🐝 Shared intelligence for advanced cooperation
The study is part of ESA’s In-Space Proof-of-Concepts (InSPoC) initiative, which aims to take the orbital economy to the next level by enabling technological developments in the following areas:
💏 In-orbit rendezvous and docking (InSPoC-1),
⛽ In-orbit refilling and propellant management (InSPoC-2),
🧠 On-board and shared intelligence (InSPoC-3),
🏗️ Containerisation and cargo transfer (InSPoC-4).
In the context of InSPoC-3, the focus shall be directed to the following activities:
🔧 On-board autonomy and reconfigurability
🦺 On-board safety and longevity
🐝 Shared intelligence for advanced cooperation
OHB Contributions
OHB Hellas supports the activity in matters of on-board autonomy and reconfigurability, utilizing its strong heritage in matters of reconfiguration, resource management and edge computing to provide important insights for established and upcoming technologies, and their role in achieving the stated objective of in-orbit transportation.
Customer and Partners
