Ringnyu Bunju Antoinette
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Ringnyu Bunju Antoinette is a rising aerospace engineer whose work sits at the critical intersection of robotics and space navigation. Her research focuses on developing innovative hardware and software for entry, descent, and landing (EDL) systems, as well as low-cost, autonomous visual navigation for next-generation space missions. Her most notable contribution is her work on the Six Degree-of-Freedom Tendon Actuated Robot (STAR), a cable-driven parallel robot developed at NASA Johnson Space Center. This system enables high-fidelity emulation of EDL guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) on Earth, offering a safe and repeatable testbed for validating algorithms critical to landing spacecraft on other worlds. Additionally, Antoinette has contributed to the development of UltraNav, Astrobotic’s Ultra-Compact Standalone Visual Relative Navigation system. This low-SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) modular system is designed to bring autonomous onboard navigation capabilities to smaller, budget-constrained missions—a key enabler for the new wave of commercial and academic space exploration. Her work demonstrates a clear commitment to making spaceflight more accessible through intelligent, hardware-driven solutions.
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