Tag: Attach and Release Mechanisms
-
JAXA Selects Astroscale Japan for Space Strategy Fund Program
Astroscale Japan, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has been selected as an implementing organisation for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Space Strategy Fund Program. Under the theme “Technology to Realize Flexible Spatial Mobility,” Astroscale Japan will advance the development of electric propellant refuelling technology to support future…
-
ThinkOrbital Announces Seed Round Led by TFX Capital
ThinkOrbital, a company pioneering the next generation of space superiority and in-space infrastructure, announced the successful close of its Seed Round, led by TFX Capital. “This funding enables us to move faster on capabilities that will define how we defend and operate in orbit, whether that’s inspecting spacecraft with Space-to-Space X-ray to determine their capabilities…
-
Astroscale Secures Patent to Advance Docking and Servicing of Tumbling Satellites
Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announces the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,479,603 B2, “Method and Device for Capture of Tumbling Space Objects.” The innovation introduces a novel spacecraft design with an “empty” docking volume and center-of-mass control technique that will allow Astroscale servicers to approach…
-
Starfish Space Completes Autonomous LEO Rendezvous & Proximity Operations with Impulse Space
Starfish Space and Impulse Space announced the successful completion of the ‘Remora’ mission, an autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) demonstration in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The Remora mission marked an industry first: a fully autonomous rendezvous executed by Starfish with a single lightweight camera system and closed-loop guidance, navigation and control software running on…
-
EBAD’s Payload Release Modules Dispense Three Spacecraft on SpaceX Rideshare Mission
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) announced that its NEA Payload Release Modules (PRM) were used to dispense spacecrafts from the SpaceX Transporter-9 Rideshare mission. This launch demonstrates not only the PRM product’s dispensing capabilities, but it also reinforces EBAD’s dedication to deliver products on short lead times. EBAD’s PRM is enabling its customers to reach…
-
EBAD Showcases New One-shot Hold and Release Mechanism for Satellites
EBAD one of the global leaders in non-pyrotechnic Hold Down & Release Mechanisms (HDRM) for the spacecraft market has introduced a new electrically initiated, one-shot release mechanism for satellites and spacecraft deployment. The NEA Model 9100 is a Hold Down & Release Mechanisms (HDRM) that features a non-explosive hold down and release function and can…