satellite servicing
NASA requests information on Hubble reboost options
NASA is seeking concepts from industry on how they would reboost the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope, a sign that the agency is looking beyond SpaceX for any mission to extend the orbiting observatory’s life.
The Satellite Servicing Industry Prepares to Take Flight
The satellite service market is shifting focus from understanding the technical feasibility of servicing spacecraft to how to do it safely and profitably.
Orbit Fab secures new investor to support satellite refueling efforts
Orbit Fab, a startup developing infrastructure for in-space refueling of satellites, announced Oct. 25 it lined up a new investor to support those plans.
Orbit Fab announces in-space hydrazine refueling service
Orbit Fab, a startup developing infrastructure for in-space refueling of spacecraft, will start offering hydrazine for satellites in geostationary orbit as soon as 2025 at a price of $20 million.
Orion Space wins U.S. Space Force contract for on-orbit services experiment
Orion Space Solutions announced Aug. 16 it was selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop three small satellites for a demonstration of on-orbit services in geostationary Earth orbit.
DoD signaling demand for satellite support services in geostationary orbit
The Defense Innovation Unit is funding space projects that the agency hopes will spur commercial investments in satellite refueling technologies and support services for geostationary satellites.
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.
Northrop Grumman says customers are ‘lined up’ for on-orbit satellite servicing
SpaceLogistics, a satellite-servicing firm owned by Northrop Grumman, last week successfully fired the electric propulsion system it is developing for the Mission Extension Pods it plans to launch in 2024.
Northrop Grumman to launch new satellite-servicing mission in 2024
SpaceLogistics, a satellite-servicing firm owned by Northrop Grumman, announced Feb. 21 it plans to send to orbit a new servicing vehicle in 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
White House official: Norms needed for ‘satellite to satellite interaction’
Audrey Schaffer, director of space policy at the National Security Council, said an emerging concern is whether there should be a set of rules for satellites that dock with other satellites.
