Dawn Aerospace and Cosmoserve Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on enabling sustainable and scalable in-space servicing through refueling and debris removal technologies. The strategic MoU […]
Space Traffic Management / Debris Removal
Astroscale’s new patent transforms space debris removal
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), late last month, announced a major step forward: the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,234,043 B2 for the company’s “Method and System for Multi-Object Space Debris […]
Plextek’s comments regarding UK Space Agency’s £75.6 million for new procurement process to deter threat of space debris
The UK Space Agency recently announced that it has launched a major new procurement process to tackle the growing threat of space debris initiating a £75.6 million tender for the […]
Spain supporting ESA satellite removal mission CAT
Earlier this month, ESA and the Spanish Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Española or AEE) confirmed their intent to collaborate on the proposed CApTure Payload Bay (CAT) on-orbit demo—this mission will […]
First demo of REACCH in Space
Kall Morris Inc. (KMI) recently demonstrated their REACCH capture technology onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The demo launched to the ISS in early November and has undergone two operations […]
Astroscale’s ADRAS-J achieves historic 15 meter approach to space debris
Astroscale Japan Inc. has announced that the firm’s commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), successfully approached a large piece of space debris — a rocket […]
UK Space Agency awards new contract to ClearSpace to accelerate space debris removal mission
After successfully completing the preliminary design phase of the CLEAR mission, ClearSpace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Space Agency to further develop the mission. ClearSpace has […]
New Zealand to join Operation Olympic Defender to deter hostility and spread of debris in orbit
New Zealand has accepted an invitation to join US-led multi-national space initiative Operation Olympic Defender, Defence Minister Judith Collins announced today. Operation Olympic Defender is designed to coordinate the space […]
Space debris is not a game… or is it? Astroscale debuts debris removal sim
Astroscale Ltd. (“Astroscale UK”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), has launched the company’s new awareness-raising tool, the SPACE PROTECTOR. SPACE PROTECTOR is an immersive simulation that puts […]
Astroscale’s ADRAS-J demos space debris observations
Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), has revealed that the company’s commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), has achieved […]