New Robotic Repair System Will Fix Ailing Satellites
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 07:28
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. Currently, when the high-flying celestial objects malfunction -- or simply run out of fuel -- they become "space junk" cluttering the cosmos.