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US Space Force Seeks Orbital Refueling Stations

Artist's concept of a future orbital refueling spacecraftNorthrop GrummanThe US Space Force has selected Northrop Grumman's Passive Refueling Module (PRM) as the preferred option to establish the standard for refueling satellites in orbit, thus prolonging their mission duration under the Space Systems Command (SSC).Satellites are expensive to construct and launch into space, prompting engineers...