Northrop Grumman's spacecraft adds 5 yrs to dying satellite's life

Northrop Grumman's spacecraft MEV-2 docked with Intelsat's IS-10-02 commercial communications satellite that would have soon been due for decommissioning. MEV-2 will provide five years of service to IS-10-02 before undocking and moving on to provide services for a new mission. "You can think of MEV-2 as a jetpack for the 10-02 satellite," said a Northrop Grumman representative.