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February 16, 2014

NASA Tests New Technologies for Robotic Refueling
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 16, 2014
It's corrosive, it's hazardous, and it can cause an explosion powerful enough to thrust a satellite forward in space. Multiple NASA centers are currently conducting a remotely controlled test of new technologies that would empower future space robots to transfer this dangerous fluid - satellite oxidizer - into the propellant tanks of spacecraft in space today. Building on the success of the International Space Station's landmark Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) demonstration, the ground-based Rem ... read more

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