January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
... About the author Dr Gordon Roesler was the Program Manager for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) programme at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Prior to that, he was a Senior Physicist at the Australian Centre...
April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
...the MRV and launch. The MRV will carry the RSGS payload and perform a variety of inspections, repairs, ...engineering fact, as SpaceLogistics has proved with MEV-1. Acknowledgment The RSGS research was funded, in part, by the Defense Advanced Research...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
.... DARPA is developing robotic servicing vehicles for GEO satellites as part of its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) project. Satellites in this high orbit will be able to be repaired and maintained over time, increasing their...