▁the ▁Sat ellite ▁Serv icing ▁Cap abilities ▁Office ▁at ▁the ▁God d ard ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center ▁( GS FC ). ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁technology ▁and ▁tools ▁to ▁ref uel ▁sat ell ites ▁in ▁orbit ▁by ▁robot ic ▁means . ▁After ▁the ▁proof ▁of ▁concept , ▁the ▁long - term ▁goal ▁of ▁NASA ▁is ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁technology ▁to ▁the ▁commercial ▁sector . ▁ ▁R R M ▁was ▁designed ▁with ▁four ▁tools , ▁each ▁with ▁electron ics ▁and ▁two ▁cam eras ▁and ▁lights . ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁had ▁p umps ▁and ▁controllers ▁and ▁elect rical ▁systems ▁such ▁as ▁elect rical ▁val ves ▁and ▁sens ors . ▁ ▁The ▁R R M ▁payload ▁was ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Space ▁Center ▁in ▁early ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁where ▁the ▁G S FC ▁team ▁performed ▁the ▁final ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁space ▁flight . ▁Once ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁International ▁Space ▁Station , ▁R R M ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁installed ▁into ▁the ▁E LC - 4 . ▁The ▁De xt re ▁robot ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁during ▁the ▁ref uel ing ▁demonstr ation ▁experiments . ▁ ▁La unch ▁The ▁R R M ▁phase ▁ 1 ▁experiment ▁platform ▁was ▁launched ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Space ▁Station ▁( I SS ) ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁transport ed ▁by ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁Atl ant is ▁on ▁ST S - 1 3 5 ,