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DARPA Taps ATK For Satellite Reuse

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Alliant Techsystems [ATK] under a program for harvesting reusable components from orbiting but retired satellites to development the parts for use on other space systems, the company said yesterday. The work is being done under DARPA’s Tactical Technologies Office (TTO) Phoenix Technologies Program and with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) as the system integrator. ATK said reusable items include antenna and other functional parts. The NRL has issued a solicitation announcing…

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