DARPA Hopes To Build Plug-In Satellites In Space

DARPA Hopes To Build Plug-In Satellites In Space
DARPA Hopes To Build Plug-In Satellites In Space

WASHINGTON: Imagine self-healing satellites built in space. One sensor breaks down and another sensor elsewhere on the satellite takes up the slack. And the satellites are launched in modular pieces, on a series of different rockets, then are assembled by a robot arm in orbit. Parts can be replaced. The satellite can be refueled to…