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Space Tugboat to Refuel Satellites

Posted by michael on from the regular-or-unleaded dept.

Faeton sent in this article about a proposed space tugboat to refuel aging satellites. Looks like they're just going to bolt on some extra thrusters with a new fuel supply, guidance system, etc.

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  1. Re:What ever happened to ion drives? by buswolley · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    yes whatever happened to ion propulsion. It seems to me whenever NAsa etc. find something good, they promptly forget about it and find something more expensive.

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