Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), provider of satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announced it closed its Series F round with additional funding of U.S. $109 million from a group of new investors. Led by investors from THE FUND […]
Orbital Debris
Numerica Selected By The UK Space Agency For The Orbital Safety Of Flight Ops
Recently, Numerica Corporation was announced as an expert partner of the UK Space Agency to support the organization’s international effort to foster safe and sustainable space operations. Numerica operates a […]
Astroscale Signs MoU With New Zealand Regarding Space Safety + Sustainability
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (“MBIE”) to cooperate on areas of space safety and sustainability, including debris mitigation and remediation […]
UPDATED: Space Debris Tracking Mission Development Agreement Signed Between Digantara + OrbAstro
Digantara Research and Technologies Pvt. Ltd., (Digantara) has signed a contract with Orbital Astronautics Ltd. (OrbAstro) to fly the SCOT (Space–based space Climate and Object Tracker) payload onboard an ORB-6 […]
UK Space Agency Initiatives For Space Debris Mitigation
The UK Space Agency has announced a range of different initiatives aimed at supporting safe and sustainable space operations. Orbital congestion and space debris remains one of the biggest global […]
Orbital Debris Removal Services MoU Signed By Swedish Space + Bradford Space / ECAPS
ECAPS, a leading manufacturer of non-toxic propulsion systems a Swedish space company that was established in 2000 by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Volvo Aero, have signed an Memorandum […]
China Launches A Test Space Debris Mitigation Satellite
The Chinese Xinhua news agency is reporting that China has successfully launched a new satellite to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies. Named the Shijian-21, the satellite was launched […]
MoU For On-Orbit Servicing Signed Between Astroscale, Mitsubishi + Government Of Japan
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has announced that Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“Mitsubishi Heavy Industries”) to cooperate on […]
Startup Digantara Raises $2.5 Million In Their Funding Seed Round
Space-tech startup Digantara has raised $2.5 million as part of their seed round of funding from Kalaari Capital — this funding will accelerate Digantara’s product development and enable them to […]
Astroscale UK + RUAG Space Developing The Brains Behind The Former’s ELSA-M Space Debris Removal Spacecraft
Astroscale UK has been working in partnership with RUAG Space to develop the “brains” to command Astroscale’s space debris removing ELSA-M Servicer spacecraft, all based on RUAG Space constellation’s On […]