NASA funds demonstration of assembly and manufacturing in space
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NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, to robotically assemble a communications antenna and manufacture a spacecraft beam in orbit. The technology demonstration is slated to take place on NASA’s Restore-L spacecraft, designed to service and refuel a satellite in low-Earth orbit. The Restore-L spacecraft will be modified to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-funds-demonstration-of-assembly-and-manufacturing-in-space-73601/
NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, to robotically assemble a communications antenna and manufacture a spacecraft beam in orbit. The technology demonstration is slated to take place on NASA’s Restore-L spacecraft, designed to service and refuel a satellite in low-Earth orbit. The Restore-L spacecraft will be modified to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-funds-demonstration-of-assembly-and-manufacturing-in-space-73601/