ESA’s Proba-3 Achieves Historic Space Formation Flight
Short Overview: ESA’s Proba-3 mission has successfully separated its two spacecraft, marking the start of a groundbreaking formation-flying experiment. The two satellites will maintain a precise distance of 150 meters in orbit to create artificial solar eclipses, allowing for unprecedented observation of the Sun’s corona. This complex maneuver requires millimeter-level precision and demonstrates advanced autonomous … Read more