'The military's research branch is announcing the Phoenix program to find a way to use parts from these retired satellites, especially components like expensive antennas that are often in good working order well after the satellites are retired'.
'The plan is for parts like an antenna to be removed from the dead satellite. Then new technologies and electronics would be robotically placed on the part, in essence creating a new satellite'.
'The agency expects work on the technology to begin early in 2012, with a demonstration not projected to occur until 2015'.
From : http://www.localwireless.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=26&nid=36964538&cid=362&scid=-1&ith=3&title=National+News&headtitle=National+News
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