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NRL develops robots that can service satellites in orbit
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An object struck a satellite in Earth's orbit, leaving a hole
An unknown small object, traveling thousands of miles per hour, punctured a satellite in Earth's orbit. The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 ...