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Listed below are the major thrusts and some definitions for each.<\/p>\r\n<section>\r\n<h2>RENDEZVOUS AND PROXIMITY OPERATIONS (RPO) Research<\/h2>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p>The SERC is working on several different modalities, techniques and areas that focus on the general area of rendezvous and proximity operations or RPO.\u00a0 RPO is typically associated with the ability or operation of two (or more) independent space objects that purposefully manuever to within close &#8220;proximity&#8221; of each other, via various rendezvous techniques.\u00a0 RPO is critical for any &#8220;servicing&#8221; mission that are coming on line this year, which may include inspection, repair, refuel, upgrade or assembly activities.\u00a0 RPO is a wide and robust area of research, which includes sensors, orbital dynamics techniques, processing and data fusion, and hardware for contact and dock.\u00a0 SERC is exploring multiple arenas within this robust field.\u00a0 Each are listed below.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isi.edu\/centers-serc\/research\/rendezvous-and-proximity-operations-rpo\/\">Visit RPO Research Page<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<section>\r\n<h2>SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGIES<\/h2>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p>The SERC Researchers are also working on additional novel concepts and new technologies for a variety of different applications and research areas.\u00a0 \u00a0Some of the other technologies being worked are listed here.<\/p>\r\n<article>\r\n<section>\r\n<h2>Multi-Core Processor for Satellite (MAESTRO)<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Maestro Flight Experiment (MFE) demonstrates the operation of a modern, many-core radiation hardened processor (the Maestro ITC) in space. 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