The French Space Agency, CNES, has selected Exotrail to complete a research and technology study to optimize the operations of mega constellations. The study will focus on MEO and LEO, where thousands of satellites are soon expected to be operational and propelled by electric propulsion. The study will determine the best operational procedures to implement […]
Space Collision Avoidance
ESA Assigns A Collision Avoidance Maneuver Capability Contract To Astroscale
Astroscale Ltd. has announced that the European Space Agency (ESA) has selected the company to lead a collision avoidance study that’s part of the Collision Risk Estimation and Automated Mitigation (CREAM) activities in ESA’s Space Safety Program. CREAM is designed to generate technologies for automated systems that can determine the likelihood of orbital collisions with […]
Slingshot Aerospace’s A + A-1 Funding Has Raised Million$$
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., has raised $25 million in Series A-1 funds — the new money is in addition to the $9.6 million Series A funds raised in October of 2020, bringing the total raised for the A and A-1 rounds to $34.6 million, to date. The oversubscribed A-1 round was co-led by Draper Associates and […]