The U.S. Space Force has selected the University of Cincinnati and Texas A&M University to receive $50 million in funding to facilitate applied research for in-space operations as part of the service branch’s second Space Strategic Technology Institute.
USSF said Monday the lead institutes will advance spaceflight experimentation and space-related signal, energy and transportation technologies to enable in-space operations, which include space access, mobility and logistics.
The SSTI 2 research will focus on robotic servicing and associated modeling and simulation; developing testbeds, CubeSat berthing and refueling technologies; and expanding constructive operations, large-scale in-space assembly and debris mitigation.
The project is conducted in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory in support of the National Science & Technology Council’s In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing National Strategy.
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