September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... processing and data assimilation. The technologies in question will also serve as the basis of future in-orbit servicing or refuelling services for satellites. Asteroid Impact Mission Novel technology is what does the most to create new applications...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) docked with the Intelsat 901 communications satellite marking a new era of in-orbit servicing (IOS). The MEV is designed to assist up to eight spacecraft over a 15-year operational lifetime. IOS could prove...
17 September 2018
IAI and Effective Space in technological and financial cooperation
... design. Effective Space is developing a unique, small spacecraft to extend the life of satellites in orbit, based on the vision to provide logistics services in the rapidly growing space economy. To this end, it has developed a unique and patented...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
... of expanding commercial activities in space. Many other commercial applications, such as commercial space stations, on-orbit servicing and on-orbit fuel depots may be approaching viability in the coming years. Governments must consider how they will...
April 2024
Unlocking the NewSpace economy through space-based solar power
... designed to be maintained. SBSP will be designed for this and help to pave the way for new international in-orbit service standards and industry-standard interfaces. As these space shipping containers arrive at the SPS construction site, they...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... and transparency, global standards and legally binding agreements, end of life protocols, active debris removal, in-orbit servicing, in-space recycling, less polluting spacecraft materials, and raising public and stakeholder awareness. Detecting and...
