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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, Offtopic

    oops. i guess i showed my hand. Didnt read the article. :) i just dont like nasa. thats all. think of my angst analogous to /. v. msn. thanks for the info guy.

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