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Riding a Momentus tug launched on Transporter-16, Caltech's DARPA-funded ASTRA robot assembled the first section of an antenna truss in orbit by itself. It is a small structure, but DARPA's NOM4D program wants to scale the method up to structures hundreds of meters to kilometers across.
Read the story →A Falcon 9 launched Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle on 21 July 2026, carrying DARPA/NRL's RSGS robotic arms to geosynchronous orbit to inspect, repair, relocate and life-extend aging satellites.
A Falcon 9 is set to launch Northrop Grumman's MRV-1 and three Mission Extension Pods on July 21, carrying DARPA's RSGS payload — the first U.S. multi-mission robot built to inspect, repair, upgrade, relocate and refuel satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
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