September 2019
Extending the life of geostationary orbit satellites
...’s three-phase roadmap for delivering the future of space servicing. Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) lab in Dulles...once MEV-1 and MEV-2 are both in commercial service. In-space assembly and manufacturing The MEV, MRV and MEP are...
April 2018
Servicing the space economy
... soon too; these future market players are already positioning themselves for the opening up of the space servicing economy. New approach to servicing To get here, the industry had to overcome the challenges of creating a viable spacecraft that could...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... routine and a valuable environmental instrument to maintain a sustainable space service operating environment. RemoveDebris satellite launch from the International Space Station in 2018. Business considerations Despite alternatives that are becoming...
July 2014
Achilles’ heel
... world; access to the internet can provide medical expertise, education and resource management. Space services can provide communications services without the requirement for extensive national infrastructure, leading to sustainable and rapid growth...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... demonstrate a UK-developed robotic arm in orbit, validating technologies that will form the backbone of the wider in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM) market. ClearSpace founders Luc Piguet and Muriel Richard-Noca Holistic approach...
29 September 2022
UK gives space junk clearance missions priority funding
... the UKSA, ESA and OneWeb, the global satellite operator. The ELSA-M multi-client debris removal space servicer will be launched ahead of the UK’s Active Debris Removal mission in late 2024. Debris removal is expected to be the fastest...
