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Eight of those are for the Space Force and the remaining four are for other customers, including Astroscale, which is developing spacecraft designed with refillable gas tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company expects to produce another dozen or so RAFTIs in the next month, and Orbit Fab Chief Commercial Officer Adam Harris said production should reach about 100 units this year. It\u2018s also crafting licensing agreements with other firms to allow them to produce the ports, making them more available in the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat allows it to be not just one company offering it, but multiple companies offering something,\u201d he told C4ISRNET in a March 19 interview. \u201cThen we can really enter this era that I think the Space Force wants \u2013 this transition to reusable, refuellable satellites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force plans to conduct satellite refueling demonstrations in the coming years that will help it determine what military benefit the capability offers. 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