NRL Engineers Ready Innovative Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) Payload for Launch (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

NRL Engineers Ready Innovative Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) Payload for Launch

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Members of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) team prepare flight Robotic Arm System (RAS) #1 for thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing in Washington, D.C. June 16, 2022. TVAC testing exposes flight hardware to a vacuum environment and cycles over a wide range of temperatures to ensure the hardware will survive the harsh environment of space.

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U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson

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