"NASA's Robotic Swarm Successfully Communicates with Starling CubeSats"
NASA's Starling CubeSats, named Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde, are progressing through the final stage of commissioning, with three functioning as expected. Blinky faced communication and propulsion issues, which have been addressed. Command communications have been established with all four CubeSats, and they are now undergoing payload and propulsion tests. The spacecraft will soon undergo a drift arrest maneuver to align their orbital positions for swarm activities testing.