The Space Force is rushing to meet SPACECOM's demand, developing a new acquisition plan for space "mobility and logistics" including on-orbit servicing and repair, satellite refueling and space junk cleanup a plan that will lean heavily on use of commercial capabilities, said SSC's Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy.
NASA announced April 19 the creation of a new organization devoted to advancing technologies for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM).
Almost every self-respecting sci-fi work of literature, cinema, or even gaming features some kind of space dock, a place where ships of all sorts and siz.