DARPA Wants to Hack Together Old Satellites into New Satellites—While In Space
Launching satellites is a risky proposition—costing as much as $10,000 a pound to make orbit and little recourse if a critical piece malfunctions. So, DARPA has devised a system to recycle the $300 billion worth of orbiting dead satellites into a zombie antenna array. More »
Launching satellites is a risky proposition—costing as much as $10,000 a pound to make orbit and little recourse if a critical piece malfunctions. So, DARPA has devised a system to recycle the $300 billion worth of orbiting dead satellites into a zombie antenna array. More »