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Satellites Mating Via Robotic Arm
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Zonk
on Sun Apr 08, 2007 09:27 PM
from the that's-one-way-to-do-it dept.
from the that's-one-way-to-do-it dept.
Roland Piquepaille writes "The launch of the Orbital Express mission, with its two satellites ASTRO and NextSat, the first one servicing the other, was widely covered a month ago. But what is happening in space now? In 'Robotic satellite servicer rehearsal underway in orbit,' Spaceflight Now reports about the progress done. A week ago, the two satellites were able to link to each other to operate the first transfer of hydrazine fuel from ASTRO's propellant tanks into NextSat. This weekend, ASTRO's ten-foot-long robotic arm is going to be used to move objects to NextSat. But what does it mean for international satellite operators when they need help with their space birds? Will they use a system designed for U.S.'s DARPA? "
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rule 34 (Score:5, Funny)
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Space Corp Directive #34 clearly states that no officers are to engage in oral sex while wearing dentures. I'm sorry sir, but I don't see how this applies to the situation.
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That has rule 34 written all over.
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(Safe for work, not really safe to drink during)
That's sick! (Score:5, Funny)
obligatory in spaaaace (Score:2)
Robotic Arm? (Score:5, Funny)
Internet? (Score:4, Funny)
The summary is mistaken (Score:5, Funny)
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Heck, there is even a case of a doc getting a BJ from another doc, and it turned out that she saved the sperm on the side and impregnated herself. Later, she was ab
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wrong metaphor (Score:3, Insightful)
I'm all for understanding scientific miracles of progress in mythical or reverential terms at *some* level, but this one doesn't really fly with me. I would describe it more as doctoring or healing.
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Check out the entry on Dictionary.com [reference.com]. If you look under verb, the entry numbered 15 says:
It is a perfectly valid use, and not a metaphor. That said... you can see wh
tagged boycottroland (Score:5, Insightful)
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Much like Slashdot, eh?
Unfortunate word choice (Score:2)
Does this qualify as a marital aid?
What does it mean? What does THAT mean? (Score:5, Insightful)
I don't know... what does it mean when an Airbus passenger jet needs help with a bad engine? That systems being built by the US to service their own flying hardware should also be set up to fix other countries'/consortiums' hardware? Would something designed by the European space entities/ventures be designed specifically to service both their stuff and everyone else's? Why is this question even being asked in this context? Oh, right... because it's flamebait, and that generates chit-chat, like this.
I, for one... (Score:5, Funny)
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Automated Rendezvous and Docking is an exciting field right now. Success of the Orbital Express mission is going to be a huge step forward (trying to be optimistic). The linked article looks pretty good. Space.com [space.com] also has a good story on it.
I give up (Score:3, Funny)
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Rut-roh Rorge!