
ISS038-E-031405 (15 Jan. 2014) --- In the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (left), Expedition 38 commander; and NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, flight engineer, conduct a session with a pair of bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites known as Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES. The experiment uses student written algorithms that operate the small satellites to demonstrate critical mission tasks such as formation flying and vehicle dockings.
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January 16, 2014
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Rick Mastracchio
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