on-orbit servicing

Space Force just gave its orbital warfare unit a live satellite to “practice maneuvers.” That’s bigger than it sounds.

A fighter pilot can learn a lot in a simulator. But there’s a reason air forces still put people in…

18 hours ago

A startup to the rescue: NASA’s $30m bet that saving Swift will change the rules

On 24 September, NASA awarded Flagstaff-based Katalyst Space Technologies a $30 million contract to rendezvous with, capture and push the…

5 months ago

Satellite Salvage Begins: Otter Pup’s Daring Docking Could Rewrite Orbital Economics

A New Kind of Space Rescue Mission Later this year, a microwave-sized spacecraft will attempt a first-of-its-kind orbital rendezvous that…

9 months ago

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