This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about

Next level “These are things that tend to be really hard.” The Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2024. Credit: US Navy/Sarah Peterson The Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2024. Credit: US Navy/Sarah Peterson A spacecraft fitted with two flexible robotic arms is on the way to geosynchronous orbit after launching earlier this week on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, kicking off a planned decade-long mission to open new frontiers in satellite