Launch Will Test GPS-denied Navigation Module During Atmospheric Reentry WASHINGTON D.C., March 31, 2026 - Rhea Space Activity (RSA) is launching a hosted payload on Varda’s W-6 Mission. Comprising two cameras and a flight computer, the unit will collect imagery during the hypersonic flight to further test the company’s AutoNav autonomous navigation system. The launch will allow RSA to test its proprietary algorithm, AutoNav, on a hypersonic vehicle. AutoNav was originally de

VANGUARD Enables US Spacecraft to Perform Autonomous, GPS-Denied Rendezvous and Proximity Operations WASHINGTON D.C., January 8, 2026 - The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rhea Space Activity, Inc. (RSA) a contract to enhance its autonomous navigation software, AutoNav, through a project known as VANGUARD: Vision-based Autonomous Navigation and Guidance for Unassisted Approach, Rendezvous, and Deployment. The contract was won under SpaceWERX’s Sustained Space Maneuver (SSM) Chal

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