April 2019
The changing economics of space
... challenging but ultimately with lucrative potential. In this new, commercial and competitive regime the most successful in-orbit servicing technologies will be those that are most widely applicable to candidate spacecraft, and those that are the...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... and both non-tumbling and tumbling capture. ELSA-d will be operated from the newly-developed National In-orbit Servicing Control Centre Facility based at the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell, UK. The Control Centre is being developed...
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...
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...
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...
