The On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 project, or OSAM-1, aimed to build a robotic arm that could top up satellites that weren't built for refueling, thereby extending their lifespan.
The On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM)-1 spacecraft was to use a robotic arm and other tools to grapple the Landsat 7 Earth-observation satellite and refuel it. OSAM-1 also ...