NASA Awards SSL Next Phase Funding For Dragonfly On-Orbit Assembly Program, Demonstrates Confidence In Public Private Partnership For Space Robotics

An artist’s conception of SSL’s DragonFly in orbit. Image courtesy of Tethers Unlimited. Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced that NASA has awarded the next phase of funding for its ground-breaking Dragonfly on-orbit satellite assembly programme. The contract modification to move forward with the detailed design...