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DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch

DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch
Space.com Monday 25 May 2026, 17:00 UTC By Elizabeth Howell 1 min read
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DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2024.

DARPA's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2024.
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