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, 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 ...

Japanese satellite servicing company Astroscale has selected Isar Aerospace to launch a deorbiting mission developed by its British subsidiary.

Astroscale’s privately funded End-of-Life Service by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission is scheduled to launch in 2021 on a GK Launch Services Soyuz 2 mission. Credit: AstroScale SAN FRANCISCO ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Electron's Kick Stage will enable an Astroscale satellite to rendezvous with a spent Japanese upper stage rocket body in low Earth orbit, demonstrating new debris removal technology for space ...

Space is an increasingly crowded place. Dead satellites and other space debris orbit our planet, making it trickier to plan new launches and jeopardizing existing missions. Cleaning up this debris is ...

The space cleanup company is partnering with OneWeb, which is putting a broadband satellite fleet into space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The world's first satellite that uses magnets to gather up space junk will launch this weekend. The craft, called ELSA-d and made by Japanese firm Astroscale, will blast off from Kazakhstan aboard a ...