Darpa Tests Orbiting Vehicle That Resupplies Satellites

Credit: DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency achieved a milestone last month with the launch of two Orbital Express demonstration vehicles on board an Atlas 5 rocket. The Orbital Express is an ambitious program even for Darpa, which envisions a post-2010 future in which orbiting vehicles...

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