ASTER Labs, Inc. has numerous on-going research programs on a wide variety of aerospace-related topics. A partial list of these is provided below to highlight current and past research. Click on the topic’s link to learn more detail on a specific concept.

On-Going Research Programs

1. •Spacecraft Navigation Using Variable Celestial X-ray Sources
   
   

2. •Laser Communication-Based Navigation and Attitude Determination For Spacecraft
   
   

3. •First Responder Emergency Personnel Personal Navigation
   
   

4. •Medical-based Navigation
   
   

5. •High Accuracy Time Synchronization
   
   

6. •Gravity Gradiometer Aided Navigation
   

Past Research Programs

1. •Virtual Rigid Body - Spacecraft Formation Flying
   
   

2. •Vision-Based Positioning System
   
   

3. •GPS-INS Integration
   
   

4. •Space Integrated GPS-INS (SIGI)
   
   

5. •GPS Attitude Determination
   
   

6. •Differential and Relative GPS
   

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