NASA just greenlit a satellite concept straight out of Star Wars

How we get satellites into space is a costly and time-consuming business, but what if we could get the satellite to do the hard work itself? SpaceX and other private space companies have promised to revolutionise the delivery of payloads into space by drastically cutting the costs and time in between launches with the latest in rocket and computer technology. But now, NASA has just greenlighted a project from Cornell University that is truly mind-blowing: a satellite capable of being launched into space in tiny segments, which can then navigate autonomously to a point and self-assemble. More

(Source: Siliconrepublic.com - May 2)