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From Sketch Pad to Launch Pad: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Space Robotics Revolution
July 16, 2026 — Over two decades ago, a group of U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists, engineers, and researchers put pen to paper, brainstorming what would eventually become the first enduring robotic satellite servicing mission... MORE

First draft sketch of RescueSat by U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Mike Brown, Sept. 12, 2002, from original concept proposal to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). This sketch represents one of the earliest visions of what ultimately became the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload. (U.S. Navy historical document)

NRL's Advanced Payloads Soar into Orbit Aboard STPSat-7 Mission
April 7, 2026 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) successfully launched three advanced experimental payloads aboard the Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program’s (STP) Satellite-7 mission at approximately 4:33 a.m. PDT on April 7 from Vandenberg U.S. Space Force (USSF) Base, Calif... MORE

Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program’s (STP) STPSat-7 payload, at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., June 25, 2025. (Photo by DoW Space Test Program)

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