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(GITAI: Torrance, CA) — GITAI USA Inc. , a leading robotics startup, announced that its 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (NG-20) to conduct an external demonstration of in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM). The success of the S2 tech demo will be a major milestone for GITAI, confirming the feasibility of this technology as a fully operational system in space.
“It was a thrilling experience watching S2 launch on the SpaceX (NG-20) mission and successfully dock at the space station for GITAI’s second demonstration,” says Sho Nakanose, founder and CEO of GITAI. “We’re actively developing a spacecraft capable of performing rendezvous, repair, inspection, and life-extension services for customers’ satellites, and this tech demo will confirm the feasibility of our core technology for the ISAM services we’re looking to offer commercial and government customers.”
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By demonstrating this technology in space, GITAI aims to achieve Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 and establish ISAM capabilities.
To learn more about GITAI, future missions, and space robotics capabilities, visit GITAI.tech.
The S2 is the second demonstration mission for GITAI aboard the ISS. In 2021, GITAI successfully completed a technology demonstration of its S1 autonomous space robot and succeeded in executing two tasks: assembling structures and panels for in-space assembly (ISA), and operating switches and cables for intravehicular activity (IVA).
GITAI successfully passed NASA safety reviews in August 2023 as a requirement for S2’s external tech demo, expected to take place aboard the ISS in Q1 2024.
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