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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Goddard Space Flight Center

Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis Division, Code 590

Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis Division/Code 590

Autonomous Flight Safety System demonstration.

Code 598’s Autonomous Flight Safety System (AFSS) was demonstrated on this Falcon I rocket during its launch from Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific.

Mission

Provides leadership and expertise in mission systems engineering, mission design, navigation, propulsion, attitude control, attitude control sensor and actuator technologies, and space systems protection technologies through the entire life cycle of NASA's Earth Science, space science, and exploration missions.

Main Office:

(301) 286-8496