A company that develops technology to service satellites while they are in orbit has secured a £11.78m contract.
In a statement, Astroscale described it as "the world’s first commercial end-of-life service for prepared satellites, meaning satellites designed with technologies such as an interface that will enable docking and removal". The new phase includes "flight model assembly, integration and testing, launch and commissioning", through to in-orbit activities, such as successfully docking, de-orbiting, and releasing spacecraft.
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