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A unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit—this team is trying to rescue it

Katalyst Space Technologies must launch the Swift rescue mission by this summer.

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Space Force seeks market answers on in-orbit refueling

Space Force seeks market answers on in-orbit refueling Space Force seeks market answers on in-orbit refueling

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Space Force awards $54.5 million contract to Starfish Space for GEO servicing vehicle

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China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space

The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites “merged” on July 2 and have remained together since then.

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Katalyst Space acquires Atomos to accelerate in-space services

Arizona-based Katalyst completed the acquisition of Colorado-based Atomos in March for an undisclosed amount.

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Redwire lands new satellite contract for Space Force in-orbit refueling experiment

Redwire will supply three Mako satellite buses for the Space Force’s Tetra-5 and Tetra-6 experiments

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Two recent ISRO patents related to capturing mechanisms for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing to extend the life of non-cooperative spacecraft in LEO/GEO

1. Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) Throat Capturing and Preloading (LTCP) mechanism

Documents & Drawings: https://archive.org/details/isro-patent-202441061642-lam-throat-capture-non-cooperative-spacecraft

2. Launch Adapter Ring (LAR) Grasping and Preloading Mechanism (GPM)

Documents & Drawings: https://archive.org/details/ISRO-patent-202441061643-lar-gripper-non-cooperative-spacecraft

Source: https://ipindia.gov.in/e-gateways.htm

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202441061642 ISRO Patent : Indian Space Research Organization : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Invention TitleA NOVEL LAM THROAT CAPTURING & PRELOADING MECHANISM FOR AUTONOMOUS CAPTURE OF NON-COOPERATIVE SPACECRAFTPublication Number34/2024Publication...

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