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This rise of low-cost, private spaceflight has increased accessibility and potential of earth orbit missions and beyond. In tandem low cost space vehicles, such as micro or nanosatellites, have emerged as a flexible platform for testing or deploying exper

MSBAI proposes to adapt our ‘Universal Interface for Simulation’ called GURU to provide a comprehensive intelligent environment to run trajectory design and mission planning, and orbital dynamics analysis specific to on-orbit operations. Simulation support of these operations will be significantly scaled by reducing the time, labor, and expertise required to leverage space mission design, opti ...

Resident Space Object (RSO) acquisition is critical to future USSF operations. Orbiting objects will need to be serviced, repaired, refueled, decommissioned or brought into a different orbit. There are several concepts being investigated where RSO would b

Space-based assets form the backbone of today’s communication, navigation, and defense industries. Satellites can suffer unexpected damage during their lifetimes from impacts with other vehicles, micrometeoroids, and other space debris. On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM) can vastly expand the performance, availability, resilience, and lifetime of satellite systems compared to ...

L.Garde, Inc. is proposing to develop DeCaDe (Deployable Capture Device) in response the Air Force solicitation for active debris removal. DeCaDe is designed to be a compact sub-assembly which can be attached to a spacecraft, and when in close proximity deploy a net to capture the targeted orbiting debris. DeCaDe can provide permanent engagements for de-orbiting missions or reversible engagements ...

Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) proposes a low-cost, unified, monocular image processing solution of characterizing uncooperative and unknown on-orbit spacecraft to support on-orbit servicing operations including on-orbit inspection, characterization, life extension, capture planning, end-of-life servicing and potential active debris removal (ADR) as required in the developing On-Orbit Ser ...

Orbital Composites’ Orbital Debris Removal System (ODRS) is a novel concept that can remove millions of pieces of debris ranging in size from miniscule to very large at 50-100X lower cost than currently proposed solutions. Thousands of very long carbon fibers may be attached to a 6-12U CubeSat. A large ORB of de-orbiting tethers suspended in zero-G would automatically static charge-weld themselv ...

With the growing number of active spacecraft and debris on-orbit, the need to perform spacecraft servicing and debris cleanup in space has never been greater.  A multitude of commercial companies have begun to design, build, test and operate systems to pr

GreenSight (GS), teamed with Oklahoma State University (OSU), propose a passive capture approach utilizing an aerogel based impact absorption surface. Aerogel is the highest specific density kinetic absorption approach, has long on orbit lifetime, and is self healing from impacts. GS and OSU propose to finalize technical and business analysis of a mission concept based on this approach, which the ...

The US Space Force has identified the need to maintain and update high-value bespoke space systems and harvest the maximum lifetime from these assets. One key point of failure that has doomed a variety of satellites is reaction control wheel, or control m