Pentagon's In-Orbit Satellite Recycling Program Moving Forward

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.

Roger Wilco

[Russ1642]

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

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[crazyjj]

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

It will never materialize at all.

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[ganjadude]

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

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[Cryacin]

98 to go then.

If this is like ....

[PPH]

... 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.