Pentagon Focuses on In-Orbit Satellite Inspections and Repairs

The Pentagon’s research arm has kicked off a major effort to partner with industry to repair spacecraft in high-earth orbit, highlighting escalating worries about potential cyberattacks targeting both military and commercial satellites. With a projected federal investment of about $500 million over the next few years, slated to be matched by hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate funding, it represents the most ambitious bid yet to develop and deploy a fleet of unmanned space vehicles capable of inspecting, fixing and even repurposing satellites as they circle Earth. More

(Source: Wall Street Journal - Apr 1)