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  • Bill Vincent: Naval Research Lab to Help DARPA Build Robotic Satellite Servicer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Vincent: Naval Research Lab to Help DARPA Build Robotic Satellite Servicer

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has partnered with the Naval Research Laboratory to build and evaluate payload technology for DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites initiative. NRL’s Naval Center for Space Technology will act as the lead payload developer for the RSGS program that aims to facilitate autonomous inspection, repositioning, repair and maintenance of satellites in orbit, the laboratory said Monday. A team of […] More

  • DARPA Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Robotic Space Servicing Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Robotic Space Servicing Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking at potential public-private partnerships to advance the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program, which pushes to enable robotic support for geosynchronous Earth orbit satellites within five years. DARPA said Friday RSGS looks to create a commercially owned and operated robotic servicing vehicle with an agency-built toolkit to be integrated with a privately-made spacecraft. The […] More