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I was watching one of the SpaceX Dragons about to return to
Earth from SpaceLab, and the commentator mentioned they
were going to take some outside photos of the space station
before they leave, something which had not been done in
some
years. Looks to me like they need a Space Drone! (I don't
mean
a big unmanned vehicle, but a little thing with a camera like
the quadcopter drones we use on Earth)
Obviously it can't be a quadcopter - it would need a reaction-
mass propulsion system like the 'jet pack' thrusters they use
during a space walk. A gas bottle and 6 jets ought to do it,
with
a computer for control, and cameras giving 360 degree
images.
It would make a good student project along the same lines as
the submarine drone competitions they hold every year.
Int_Ball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Int-Ball
The Japanese think of everything gadgety. [neutrinos_shadow, Nov 09 2021]
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There's Int-Ball (linky), but I'm not sure if they let it outside.
There's also an older, larger "ball with cameras" but Google
only gives me copious results for Int-Ball & I can't be bothered
sifting through...
Later... should've read the fine print. It uses fans, so no
playing outside :-(.
I'm sure the big old equivalent was gas jets, though. I'll poke
around later. |
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