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Autonomous Satellite Refueling

zogger
Wed Apr 04 20:54:51 -0700 2007
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For the first time, one satellite has refueled another satellite. In addition to refueling, the ASTRO is equipped for remote repairing, such as swapping batteries or upgrading other equipment.

..""The first Orbital Express demonstration, Scenario 0-1, was very successful," a spokesperson Jan Walker for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is overseeing the mission, said in a written update Wednesday. "ASTRO transferred just under 32 pounds (14 kilograms) of hydrazine to the NextSat client, meeting the scenario objective.""..more there

 

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