NASA Studying Free-Flying Robotic Satellite-Servicing Mission

Credit: NASA/GSFC
NASA is looking for ideas on how to fold its asteroid-redirect robotic work into a free-flying satellite that could capture and refuel a target satellite in low Earth orbit. NASA on May 18 issued a request for information (RFI) on a single spacecraft that could be used for the planned Asteroid...

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