WASHINGTON — Despite a surge in satellite deployments, the fundamental operating model for spacecraft hasn’t evolved much since Sputnik launched in 1957: build it, launch it, use it, discard it. This approach persists even as new technologies promise to make satellites serviceable in orbit, according to a Government Accountability Office report released July 10.
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