Numlock News: October 15, 2019 • Myopia, Truckers, Satellites
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By Walt Hickey Refuel Right now, when a satellite runs out of fuel, that’s kind of the conclusion of the journey for that particular spacefarer. Two missions will try to fix that, and one of them is in the works right now: Northrop Grumman’s MEV 1 spacecraft is the first commercial satellite to try to rendezvous and dock to a current satellite in orbit. The spacecraft will aim for Intelsat 901, a communications satellite launched in 2001 that orbits
Numlock News: October 15, 2019 • Myopia, Truckers, Satellites
Numlock News: October 15, 2019 • Myopia…
Numlock News: October 15, 2019 • Myopia, Truckers, Satellites
By Walt Hickey Refuel Right now, when a satellite runs out of fuel, that’s kind of the conclusion of the journey for that particular spacefarer. Two missions will try to fix that, and one of them is in the works right now: Northrop Grumman’s MEV 1 spacecraft is the first commercial satellite to try to rendezvous and dock to a current satellite in orbit. The spacecraft will aim for Intelsat 901, a communications satellite launched in 2001 that orbits