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WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026, 19:03 EDT Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics is set to finally send a robotic servicing spacecraft into orbit for DARPA later this summer, tackling repairs and life extension work some 22,000 miles up. SpaceLogistics president Robert Hauge said the vehicle is “manifested” for launch on a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9, carrying three Mission Extension Pods. If successful, this mission would mark the “United States first robotic servicer,” Hauge told reporters. (Breaking Defense) The timing is key here: both satellite operators and the U.S. government want to break out of the old routine of using pricey GEO spacecraft once

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