Through missions currently on the books for the Japan Space Agency JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, European Space Agency, UK Space Agency and Eutelsat OneWeb, the Tokyo-based on-orbit servicing company ...

Astroscale hit a major milestone Wednesday, when its space junk removal demo satellite that’s currently in orbit successfully captured and released a client spacecraft using a magnetic system. The End ...

Scale model of Astroscale's Space Debris Removal Satellite ELSA-d on display at the 35th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 10, 2019. Credit: Keith ...

Orbital operations company Astroscale has revealed new details about its approach to refueling satellites in space, as part of a $25.5 million project exploring the concept with the Space Force. Their ...

Astroscale just scored up to $80 million from the Japanese government to continue its fight against space junk. The Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (known as MEXT) ...

From viral shots of Tiangong to a new deal with Astroscale, HEO Robotics is pioneering satellite-to-satellite imagery in ...

For decades, running out of fuel typically has meant the end of the mission for spacecraft orbiting Earth. Now, however, Southwest Research Institute is building a sort of space gas truck that could ...

An artistic rendering of what an Astroscale U.S. life-extension space vehicle might look like as it services a geostationary satellite. The design is based on Effective Space Solutions' Space Drone.

TOKYO/BENGALURU--Japan’s Astroscale , a company specialized in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies Digantara and Bellatrix Aerospace to collaborate on technology and ...

Japanese startup Astroscale is aiming for March 2021 for a launch of its first-ever active orbital debris removal mission. This is a demonstration of its technology that it hopes to use to help ensure ...

Astroscale Holdings Inc. has secured a $109 million funding round that will support the Tokyo-based startup’s efforts to develop technology for removing debris in Earth’s orbit. The investment, led by ...

Technology that could help humanity get a handle on the growing space-junk problem will get an orbital test early next year. The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission will ...