A Universal 'USB' of European Creation to Give a Second Life to Satellites and Reduce Space Debris

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Is it not bothersome to have to travel with several adapters during the holidays? Because the same thing happens in space, where spacecraft and satellites often use different connectors to transmit energy, data and other services. An international team of researchers has been studying whether a common interface can facilitate these connections. Their idea, developed within the framework of the EU-funded Space USB project, looks a little like suc…