Decommissioning of Orbital Express expected to begin within days

FINAL DAYS: The final go-ahead for decommissioning the Orbital Express spacecraft is expected in a matter of days, says Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency spokeswoman Jan Walker. Launched in March, the dual-spacecraft mission has pioneered a number of on-orbit satellite servicing techniques...

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