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Pentagon's In-Orbit Satellite Recycling Program Moving Forward

Posted by Unknown on from the suddenly-babylon-five dept.

An anonymous reader writes with an update on DARPA's plans to rebuild satellites in orbit. "A year old DARPA program which aims to recycle satellites in orbit has started its next phase by looking for a guinea pig defunct satellite to use for evaluating the technology required. The program involves a Dr Frankensat 'complete with mechanical arms and other "unique tools"' and blank "satlets" to build upon.' Need parts! Kill the little one!" If we're ever going to build space craft and other things in orbit, this seems like a great first step.

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  1. Roger Wilco by Russ1642 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe this will spur enough public interest to bring back the Space Quest series.

  2. Re:Pentagon work by crazyjj · · Score: 1, Funny

    Oh, it's DARPA? Well in that case let me revise it:

    It will never materialize at all.

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  3. Re:Pentagon work by ganjadude · · Score: 4, Funny

    yeah, like that crazy internet thing, no body uses it

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  4. Re:Pentagon work by Cryacin · · Score: 1, Funny

    98 to go then.

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  5. If this is like .... by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Seattle's recycling program, were going to have to separate the navigation, communications and orbiting thermonuclear weapons platforms. And we will have to remove and fold the solar panels. Then we'll have to have them in the correctly marked bin, ready for pickup on Wednesdays.

    Too much trouble. I'm just going to dump them on the nearest passing asteroid.

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