MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation and the example set by prime contractor Northrop Grumman. “There is no […]

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SYDNEY, Australia – Government demand continues to spur investment in commercial space stations, satellite servicing and space logistics, paving the way for more space asset reuse and repurposing, speakers said […]

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NASA has selected several companies to study the feasibility of reboosting the orbit of an astrophysics satellite in danger of reentering late next year.

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Astroscale, the space junk removal venture, announced a British government contract June 16 worth about $7 million to deploy a pair of cubesats in 2027 to monitor space weather while tracking other objects in low Earth orbit.

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Astroscale has completed the critical design review of a servicer aiming to remove a OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit next year, the Japanese venture’s British subsidiary announced June 4.

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Astroscale U.S. will refuel two U.S. Space Force spacecraft in geostationary orbit on a mission scheduled for launch in 2026.

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Astroscale and ClearSpace have passed the halfway mark in de-risking key technologies for potentially de-orbiting two satellites in a single mission in 2028 for the UK Space Agency.

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Space company executives project a new wave of investment and consolidation that could be a “more thoughtful” version of the previous surge five years ago.

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The British government is funding a group of in-orbit servicing ventures to help develop ground rules for their planned rendezvous and proximity operations.

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The British subsidiary of Japan’s Astroscale is preparing for a critical design review early next year of a servicer that will attempt to remove a OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit in 2026.

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HELSINKI — Managing the growing threat of space debris requires greater urgency, with improved sensor capability, filling data gaps, economic incentives and new technologies all needed, according to a panel […]

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Space sustainability is attracting far more attention than in previous decades. “Historically, just getting people to think about it has been a problem,” said Marlon Sorge, executive director of the […]

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'The defense tech industry as a whole is at a crossroads'

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The UK Space Agency has awarded funds to consortiums led by Astroscale and ClearSpace to continue developing a servicer capable of removing two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.

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Astroscale has finalized a contract with the Japanese space agency JAXA for a mission to remove a defunct upper stage from Earth orbit.

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Airbus is expanding its partnership with in-orbit servicing venture Astroscale to explore ways to collaborate beyond potentially removing space junk and refueling satellites.

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Since April, a small Japanese spacecraft has been loitering in the vicinity of an abandoned upper stage from an H-2A rocket in low Earth orbit. The Active Debris Removal by […]

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Astroscale has received the remaining government funds needed for a 2026 demo mission to remove a defunct OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit.

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An Astroscale spacecraft is continuing to inspect a Japanese upper stage left in low Earth orbit while demonstrating it can do so safely.

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Shares in satellite servicing and debris removal company Astroscale jumped in the first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange June 5, giving the company a valuation of about $1 billion.

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Astroscale, the satellite servicing and debris removal company, will go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in June.

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Astroscale is moving into the next phase of an inspection mission as its spacecraft approaches a derelict upper stage in low Earth orbit.

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A Rocket Lab Electron launched an Astroscale spacecraft that will rendezvous with and inspect a spent upper stage in low Earth orbit as a precursor to removing it.

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Astroscale is developing an in-space refueling vehicle that will shuttle back and forth between a fuel depot in geostationary Earth orbit and a client satellite.

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