The New Era of In-Orbit Spacecraft Repairs

Instead of replacing aging satellites, a new generation of robotic servicing missions is extending their lives in orbit.

From Northrop Grumman's propulsion vehicles that refuel aging communications satellites to Katalyst Space Technologies' plan to boost a NASA telescope into a higher orbit, these projects are transforming how we maintain critical space infrastructure. Could repairing spacecraft become the future of space exploration?

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