Astrium To Build Robotic Satellite Servicing Craft

摘要

Astrium GmbH of Germany will design a robotic system to repair, refuel and dispose of in-orbit satellites and perform other missions in low Earth orbit under a contract with the German Aerospace Center, DLR. The one-year contract, signed at the German air show, ILA, in Berlin, is valued at 15 million euros ($19 million), DLR said Sept. 13.