NASA has just commissioned a new type of spacecraft that will be able to refuel satellites while they’re still in orbit around Earth.
Dubbed the Restore-L Spacecraft Bus, the vehicle will act like a traveling gas station, by meeting up with probes in orbit and filling up the satellites’ tanks.
Such a spacecraft will make it possible for satellites to operate a whole lot longer in space than they were originally supposed to.
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