04 November 2024
Orbit Fab expands European network to accelerate in-orbit refuelling plans
... deepening our partnerships with key firms across Europe. D-Orbit, Deimos, Magdrive and Infinite Orbits share our passion and drive to build a bustling orbital economy with new in-orbit services. As European interest in refuelling has grown our team...
August 2018
America’s ‘dream machine’
... new opportunities to countries around the world. Other examples include the possibility of repurposing Dream Chaser as an orbital servicing platform, using its ability to fly and manoeuvre in space to visit a number of different satellites in low...
26 February 2018
The New Gold Rush: the Riches of Space Beckon!
... as commercial space transport and in-orbit servicing. The author also looks at space security and defence, ... great again but to transform our global economy and its worldwide human services to make all Earthlings great”. One of the key steps towards this...
07 November 2019
SSTL ships target satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale’s ELSA-d mission
... Director of the FAIR-SPACE Hub, a UK National centre of research excellence in space robotics and AI which will address in-orbit servicing and space debris removal.
12 May 2021
ESA signs contract with Swiss agency to clean space debris
.... Our goal is to build affordable and sustainable in-orbit services," said ClearSpace Chief Executive Officer Luc Piguet. In ...not limited to internet connectivity, radio and communication services, and weather forecasting are not disrupted. To ensure...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... system, respectively. Another proposed application of space-based robotic arms is for in-orbit servicing and refuelling. Both deorbiting and in-orbit servicing/refuelling operations generally require complex proximity manoeuvres by the remover...
