Airicist
27th September 2017, 10:51
Developer - Airbus Defence and Space (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?8019)
Airicist
27th September 2017, 10:52
https://youtu.be/Oe1Wrbz07ls
Space Tug, an autonomous spacecraft
Published on Sep 27, 2017
Paving the way to On-Orbit servicing: Airbus Space Tug is an autonomous spacecraft whose main missions are maintenance & inspection, logistics and cleaning up of space debris.
Thanks to advanced robotics, Rendezvous technics and electric propulsion, the Space Tug will be able to extend satellite lifetime in orbit.