DARPA-funded robot assembles antenna section in orbit for the first time
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Caltech and DARPA's ASTRA system assembled part of a lightweight antenna in low-Earth orbit without astronauts, using parts flown on a SpaceX rocket. Launched March 30, 2026 on Transporter-16, it supports NOM4D's goal of building structures hundreds of metres to kilometres wide in space.
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