Epic Aerospace is a startup company and manufacturer of reusable space tugs designed to deliver satellites into geostationary orbit (GEO). These space tugs transfer satellites from low-Earth orbit (LEO) directly to GEO. The company's space tugs are launched into space by a two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) vehicle where they then serve the purpose of transferring satellites into their final orbit, after which the tugs refuel and repeat this process. EPIC Aerospace investors include Y Combinator, Emles Venture Partners, Iterative Accelerator, and Metaplanet Holdings.
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The EPIC mission aligns with the ESA E3P program to provide regular flight opportunities for ESA astronauts.
U-2 assets have been deployed in support of Operation Epic Fury.
Operation Epic Fury marked the operational debut of the U.S. Space Force in a high-intensity conflict.
A commercial-plus-military hybrid model hardened GPS and communication signals during Operation Epic Fury.
In the opening minutes of Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Space Command and U.S. Cyber Command executed coordinated non-kinetic strikes that blinded Iranian sensors and severed military communications networks.
Iran launched retaliatory ballistic missiles against U.S. installations across the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury.
As Operation Epic Fury entered its second week, the U.S. Space Force pivoted to a sustainment and targeting phase.
The Pentagon intends for Operation Epic Fury to continue until imminent threats from Iran’s ballistic missile caches are neutralized.
The Planet Labs imagery shows thick plumes of smoke rising from the Leadership House compound of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following the opening wave of Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28.
US Space Command used non-kinetic effects to disrupt Iranian space infrastructure during the initial hours of Operation Epic Fury.
XMM-Newton tracked the evolution of the initial flare with its Optical Monitor and assessed the strength of the winds using its European Photon Imaging Camera (EPIC).
Intelsat decided to launch EPIC Ku-band high-throughput satellites, which expanded HTS adoption in GEO.
Intelsat launched EPIC Ku-band HTS satellites, which established the multi-beam HTS architecture in GEO.
Intelsat launched EPIC Ku-band high-throughput satellites to deploy HTS capability in GEO.
LusoSpace intends to combine the EPIC 8U satellites into a VDES communication constellation to be launched in late 2025.
GomSpace previously received product orders of 3.8 MSEK from EPIC announced earlier in the month.
EPIC Aerospace will purchase products and subsystems from GomSpace for EPIC Aerospace’s space tugs for approximately 3.8 million Swedish Krona.
EPIC Aerospace aims to provide space tugs that perform on-orbit transfer of satellites from one orbit to another orbit.
The products and subsystems purchased from GomSpace will be used as part of EPIC Aerospace’s space tug control system.
EPIC Aerospace aims to provide space tugs that serve as launch enclosures for satellites while mounted to a rocket.