Event Brief
DARPA robotic servicing mission to fly this summer
Filed: May 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: DARPA and Northrop Grumman’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites mission is set to fly this summer.
WHO: DARPA and Northrop Grumman
WHAT: Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites mission will result in the first US on-orbit servicing capability and is expected to fly this summer.
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The mission is scheduled to fly this summer, enabling the first US on-orbit servicing capability.
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