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2022 CONFERS Global Satellite Servicing Forum

Space Force selects 125 industry proposals for on-orbit servicing technologies
SpaceWERX selected 125 industry teams for the initial phase of the Orbital Prime program, an effort to develop technologies for orbital debris removal and other space services.

White House releases in-space servicing strategy
A new federal strategy seeks to coordinate activities among agencies and interaction with the private sector to advance work making and repairing spacecraft in space.

China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit
China’s Shijian-21 space debris mitigation satellite has docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to drastically alter its geostationary orbit, demonstrating capabilities only previously exhibited by the United States.

Space Force launches ‘Orbital Prime’ program to spur market for on-orbit services
The U.S. Space Force is kicking off a new initiative, called Orbital Prime, to fund commercial technologies for in-space operations

NASA team to study new roles for the agency in addressing orbital debris
NASA has established a working group to examine what new roles the agency can take to mitigate the growth of orbital debris and promote space sustainability.

New initiative to promote satellite servicing and in-space assembly technologies
A new “national initiative” wants to promote the development of satellite servicing and in-space assembly technologies among U.S. government agencies that have differing views on the value of such capabilities.