Remote Manipulation

Control of external parts through a robotic device

Child capabilities

• Handle Parts

  Grasp and move individual components for assembly

• Mating/Demating Parts

  Align and physical connect/disconnect multiple components

Applications enabled by this capability and its children

• Salvage

  Repurposing of defunct or damaged satellites

• Products for Space

  Manufacture of products for use in space

• Recycling

  Converting waste into re-usable material

• In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU)

  Extraction and use of raw materials (e.g. oxygen, metals) on other planets, moons or asteroids

• Resupply

  Provision of goods to a orbital client

• Refuelling

  Refuelling a prepared satellite

• Small-Scale Assembly

  Assembly of satellites or subsystems

• Upgrade

  Physical In-orbit improvements to a satellite's performance or functionality

• Large-Scale Assembly

  Assembly of structures exceeding the size of current launch capabilities

• Products for Earth

  Manufacture of products for use on Earth

• Repair

  In-orbit restoration of a faulty satellite to its nominal operational state, including replacement of subsystems