Now, though, NASA has a potential fix for such enfeebled satellites. In a few years, the agency plans to launch a robot into orbit and maneuver it to within grabbing distance of Landsat 7. The robot will use a mechanical arm to catch hold of it and refuel it, mid-air.
If successful, the mission would mark a milestone — the first time a satellite would be refueled in space. And this mission is just one of a number of planned public and private ventures intended to use robots to repair and improve the billions of dollars' worth of satellites in orbit.
$3 Billion Pluto Return? How NASA Could Begin A New 27 Year Journey Back To The Planet-Not-A-Planet
View of planet Pluto from space. Space, nebula and dwarf planet Pluto. This image elements furnished ... [+] by NASA.
Should NASA go back to Pluto? Photographed for the first time, from 7,800 miles away, on July 14, 2015 by NASA's nuclear New Frontiers spacecraft, some think the dwarf planet now needs a dedicated orbiting spacecraft to unravel its icy mysteries.
US Military Announces Plans for Satellite Orbiting the Moon
The US military is looking to have spy satellites patrol the the Moon's orbit, according to a recently shared video first spotted by Ars Technica .
The two-minute video, titled "Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS)" and uploaded by the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) this week, details the project.
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