All component-level tests are complete on DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program and the on-orbit demonstration mission is on schedule for launch in 2024. The RSGS goal ...
Today, satellite operators have very few options when their space hardware runs out of fuel, the solar panels are damaged, or fault codes prevent it from functioning. Some software problems can be ...
European engineers are preparing to repair satellites in space. Their 'orbiting breakdown trucks' are capable of fixing, servicing and refuelling valuable hardware hundreds of kilometres above our ...