Satellite Servicing Efforts Grapple with the Business Case

摘要

Industry and government advocates of on-orbit satellite servicing remain optimistic about the long-term potential of this technology to revolutionize the satellite industry but acknowledge the near-term challenges of building a business case and attracting customers. "The technology exists today to do on-orbit servicing, even though the client base we're talking about is not prepared for servicing," said Benjamin Reed, deputy project manager of the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, during a session of the Satellite 2013 conference here last month.