Space • 11 months ago

US Space Force wants satellite 'jetpacks' to keep old spacecraft alive in orbit

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US Space Force wants satellite 'jetpacks' to keep old spacecraft alive in orbit

Space • 11 months ago

Small "backpacks" that can attach to existing spacecraft in orbit may help out-of-fuel satellites live a while longer.

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@AlbinoPython
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13•11 months ago
Most satellites don’t have gas caps.
- @betterdeadthanreddit
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  4•11 months ago
  Just do it like a bedbug.

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