China's Yuxing‑3 06 satellite has completed its first in‑orbit tests of a flexible robotic arm for spacecraft servicing, marking a milestone for autonomous space maintenance. The arm, developed by ...

Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine frontier and more like a crowded scrapyard, packed with dead satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments that no longer serve any purpose.

It's been decades since humanity first sent a satellite into orbit, and during all this time we kind of become experts at it. What we still haven't mastered yet is extending the life of these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A robotic mechanic may soon be up and functional to repair satellites in orbit. In a significant milestone, the U.S. Naval ...