January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
... for small launch, from upstream payload manufacture, launch and in-orbit services to downstream data capture, analysis and distribution. The UK has previously attracted Virgin Orbit for horizontal launch and the addition of Astraius underscores the...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
... the capability to dock and refill, these vehicles will be able to provide a new range of applications, broadly known as in-orbit servicing. Advanced software tools are helping us to weigh the pros and the cons for each mobility solution...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... Centre National Facility (IOCC); a facility the company says is the first mission control centre dedicated to in-orbit servicing. “In-orbit servicing and manufacturing capabilities are fundamental to long term space sustainability. Without effective...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
...a few kilometres of an expended rocket body. Concepts are also being developed using sensors for inspection of spacecraft. On-orbit servicing, including autonomous docking, was demonstrated by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA...
29 September 2022
UK gives space junk clearance missions priority funding
... technology building blocks, is planned as a catalyst for the development of commercially viable disposal services and other in-orbit services. Astroscale, based at the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, UK, was awarded £1.7 million ($1.84 million...
25 November 2021
Astroscale secures multi-million dollar investment from Seraphim
... of thousands of satellite launches planned in the coming years. Astroscale is already the category leader in the global on-orbit servicing market. Its founder and CEO Nobu Okada is credited worldwide as a key figure in galvanising the space industry...
