Samara Aerospace's Hummingbird satellite includes small piezoelectric actuators in the hinges of deployable solar panels. The actuator technology, called Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC), is designed for active noise cancellation. Credit: Samara Aerospace

SAN FRANCISCO – Samara Aerospace’s patented satellite-pointing technology will soon be tested in orbit on an Impulse Space Mira orbital transfer vehicle launching on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...