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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Astroscale successfully released and then recaptured a small client satellite built by SSTL during an Aug. 25 test. Credit: Astroscale TAMPA, Fla. — Astroscale said Jan. 26 it has paused an attempt to ...

Astroscale, a well-capitalized Japanese startup, is preparing a small satellite to do something that has never been done in space. This new spacecraft, delivered into orbit Sunday by Rocket Lab, will ...

The free game is based on Astroscale's planned COSMIC mission, which will attempt to remove two old, defunct satellites from orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Welcome to Edition 6.42 of the Rocket Report! Several major missions are set for launch in the next few months. These include the first crew flight on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, set for liftoff on ...

Space startup Astroscale has launched ELSA-d, the demonstration mission for its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale (ELSA) technology, which aims to dock with, and then safely remove, orbital debris.

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 ...

Rendering of ADRAS-J approaching orbital debris. Image credit: Astroscale Japan. Astroscale Japan has been chosen by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (“MEXT”) ...