The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has coalesced a group of organizations to mock up new rules governing commercial on-orbit satellite repair and refueling. Its Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (CONFERS) seeks to set standards that will ensure on-orbit activities do not endanger the long-term sustainability of the satellite servicing industry.
DARPA Initiates Consortium for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing
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Gitai has completed a flight model for an upcoming robotic on-orbit servicing mission, but is delaying the mission to focus on space-based interceptor (SBI) technologies after a recent U.S. Space […]
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