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DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch
DARPA is preparing its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload for a 2026 launch. As of October 8, 2024, the payload is undergoing testing in a cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C.
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