Industry Looks to Government as Potential Satellite Servicing Client
Some industry executives say they see government agencies as potential customers of commercial satellite servicing platforms, SpaceNews reported Monday.
Jane Edwards
is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.
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