NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies

A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-space repairs and reduce orbital debris. The Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission launched Oct. 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission is a technology d

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  1. NASA Launches SSPICY to Inspect Dead Satellites: NASA's Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) mission launched on October 1, 2026, to demonstrate proximity operations and repair readiness on defunct orbital hardware.
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  3. History's Most Significant In-Space Repair Missions: A ranking of human-crewed and robotic missions that fundamentally changed our capability to fix or upgrade hardware in the harsh vacuum of space.

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