Skycorp's Intelligent Space Systems Interface Flight Qualification Experiment traveled to the International Space Station in February on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo vehicle. Astronauts have assembled the payload which is scheduled to be installed tomorrow on a space station external platform.

Skycorp Inc., a California company focused on orbital logistics, is preparing to test a key component of future satellite servicing vehicles on the International Space Station.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...