Mission Extension Vehicle Docks With Another Intelsat Satellite

Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics Mission Extension Vehicle-2 docked with Intelsat's 1002 communications satellite, it said Monday. A previous Grumman mission extension vehicle docked with an Intelsat satellite in February (see 2004170003). It said it's working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on a mission using a commercial robotic servicing spacecraft with an eye on an expanded satellite servicing market that includes in-orbit repair, augmentation, inspection and relocation.