NASA spunks $127m on SSL-powered robot to refuel satellites in space

‘SSL (previously Space Systems/Loral) has won a contract to build a robot capable of refueling satellites in orbit, whether or not they have been designed to get more fuel.
There are already scores of satellites in orbit that are useless due to lack of fuel, and NASA wants the ability to refuel future orbital platforms without bringing them back down to Earth. The droid, dubbed Restore-L, is due to fly in 2020 and the $127m contract to construct the bot has now been awarded by the space agency.’
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