SpaceNewsPortal Space Systems and Paladin Space plan debris removal service
Alan Boyle#PortalSpaceSystems is partnering with an Australian venture called #PaladinSpace on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of potentially hazardous orbital debris. The first mission is being targeted for 2027. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/got-space-junk-portal-and-paladin-team-up-to-create-an-orbital-trash-disposal-service/ #Space #OrbitalDebris #SpaceJunk
Cosmic LogPortal teams up with Paladin for orbital trash disposal
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems is partnering with an Australian venture called Paladin Space on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of potentially dangerous orbital debris.
The concept — known as Debris Removal as a Service, or DRAAS — is meant
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/19/portal-teams-up-with-paladin-for-orbital-trash-disposal/
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Momentus prepares to host 10 demonstration payloads on Vigoride 7 flight
Portal Space selects ‘Space Armor’ debris shield for 2026 mission
Portal Space’s satellite factory wins support from state
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is setting aside $350,000 from an economic development fund to support Portal Space Systems’ expansion into a new 50,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing facility in Bothell, Wash.
Ferguson announced today that he’s directing the state Department of Commerce to award fun
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/12/10/portal-spaces-satellite-factory-wins-support-from-state/
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How a decades-old idea sparked a hot new space venture
BOTHELL, Wash. — Before he became the CEO of Portal Space Systems, Jeff Thornburg worked for two of the world’s most innovative space-minded billionaires. Now he’s working on an idea those billionaires never thought to pursue: building a spacecraft powered by the heat of
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/11/25/how-a-decades-old-idea-sparked-a-hot-new-space-venture/
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BOTHELL, Wash. — Before he became the CEO of Portal Space Systems, Jeff Thornburg worked for two of the world’s most innovative space-minded billionaires. Now he’s working on an idea those billionaires never thought to pursue: building a spacecraft powered by the heat of
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/11/25/how-a-decades-old-idea-sparked-a-hot-new-space-venture/
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Portal Space Systems announces highly maneuverable satellite bus
Portal unveils a new breed of maneuverable spacecraft
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems has added another spacecraft to its product line: a rapid-maneuverability vehicle called Starburst, which takes advantage of technologies that are being developed for its more powerful Supernova satellite platform.
Starburst-1 is due to star in Portal’s fi
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/11/05/portal-unveils-a-new-breed-of-maneuverable-spacecraft/
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Sunlight-powered propulsion system passes a big test
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its solar thermal propulsion system at operational temperatures inside a vacuum chamber, marking a first for the commercial space industry.
The test marks a key step in the development of Portal’s 3D-printed heat e
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/09/30/sunlight-powered-propulsion-system-passes-a-big-test/
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