Fresh off an attempt last month at catching a simulated piece of debris in orbit, Astroscale says it's ready to launch a 'space junk servicer' test in late 2024. The Tokyo-based company is partnering ...

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wind River ®, a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that VxWorks ® is used in the On-Board Computer (OBC) ...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has set the launch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astroscale gets up to $80 million for space junk inspection mission Astroscale just scored up to $80 million from the Japanese ...

Astroscale’s space junk observation satellite has moved within striking distance to a discarded rocket upper stage that’s been floating around Earth for nearly 20 years, taking close-up pictures — ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astroscale's Cosmic mission intends to remove decades old space junk from Earth's orbit using a robotic arm. A lightweight version ...

The ELSA-d spacecraft of Japan-based startup Astroscale has successfully captured a simulated piece of space junk, completing the first phase of a demonstration mission that could pave the way for a ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The British subsidiary of Japan’s Astroscale is preparing for a critical design review early next year of a servicer that will attempt to remove a OneWeb broadband satellite from low ...

Astroscale is a 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for developing a satellite designed to rendezvous with space junk, with the goal of capturing it and guiding it toward a fiery grave in Earth’s ...