DARPA’s in-space satellite servicing robot gets to grips with testing

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is celebrating its in-space satellite servicing robot passing initial tests. All component-level tests have been completed, it reports, on its DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program and the on-orbit demonstration mission is on schedule for launch in 2024. The goal is to help address the ...

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