Tag: rendezvous-robotics
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Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Build Satellites That Assemble Themselves in Orbit
The company is responding to a growing mismatch between satellites and the rockets meant to carry them. Across the industry, manufacturers are developing satellites that require football-field-sized solar arrays and large-aperture antennas, neither of which fit comfortably inside available fairings. While many are turning to origami-style folding designs, Rendezvous Robotics is instead building satellites that…
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An in-space construction firm says it can help build massive data centers in orbit
There has been much discussion in the space community recently about building large data centers in orbit to avoid the environmental consequences of sprawling computing facilities on Earth. These space-based data centers could take advantage of the always-on, free fusion reactor at the center of the Solar System. Proponents say this represents a natural step…