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Space is really far away, so when you send a satellite out into the void, that’s pretty much the last you’re going to be able to work on it. And if anything goes wrong, too bad, you’re out a satellite. But a new test has shown that it’s possible to actually visit and fix a satellite in space. Maybe we don’t have to throw them all away after all.
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Show Notes
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Space Shuttle program (NASA)
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Space Shuttle program (Wikipedia)
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Hubble Space Telescope (NASA)
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Canadarm (Canadian Encyclopedia)
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Canadarm (CSA)
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Space Shuttle Canadarm Robotic Arm Marks 25 Years in Space (NASA)
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Astronauts, Robots and the History of Fixing and Building Things in Space (NASA)
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Mission Extension Vehicle (Northrop Grumman)
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Mission Extension Vehicle (Wikipedia)
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes Historic First Docking of Mission Extension Vehicle with Intelsat 901 Satellite (Northrop Grumman)
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Intelsat satellite resumes operations after docking of robotic servicer (Spaceflight Now)
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Mission extension vehicle: Breathing life back into in-orbit satellites (Aerotech News)
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James Webb Space Telescope (NASA)
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Why Build Big Rockets at All? It’s Time for Orbital Refueling (Universe Today)
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NASA agrees to work with SpaceX on orbital refueling technology (Ars Technica)
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