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Two commercial satellites just docked in space for the first time

2 pointsby jhataxabout 5 years ago

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dekhnabout 5 years ago
if this is the same mission my friend who worked on it described, they&#x27;re refueling a satellite that wasn&#x27;t designed to be refueled, by drilling a hole, pumping in hydrazine, and then sealing the hole. Because satellites are <i>expensive</i>.