Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)

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Welwyn Garden City, England, India

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OSAM-1 is scheduled for launch in 2024 using a commercial satellite bus provided by Maxar and will rendezvous with and refuel the Landsat 7 spacecraft while demonstrating in-space robotic assembly of an antenna and a boom.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipNov 3, 2020New initiative to promote satellite servicing and in-space assembly technologies

Momentus Space and Kepler Communications agreed on 2020-10-20 to arrange the 2021 launch of two Kepler satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare flight and delivery to their desired orbital altitude using the Vigoride in-space transportation vehicle.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipOct 20, 2020Momentus and Kepler announce service agreement

Lockheed Martin received an $89,700,000 contract from the Tipping Point solicitation to complete an in-space demonstration mission using liquid hydrogen.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipOct 19, 2020Lockheed Martin Teams with Relativity Space for NASA Tipping Point Mission

Momentus’ Vigoride in-space transportation vehicle is designed to move customer satellites 300 to 1,200 km beyond their initial drop-off point.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralSep 15, 2020Former Pentagon official Fred Kennedy is the new president of Momentus

Made In Space Europe and Momentus plan a 2022 demonstration mission to evaluate how robotic arms can improve in-space transportation within a fully integrated system.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralSep 2, 2020Made In Space Europe and Momentus plan robotic spacecraft

Exotrail hopes to launch its first in-space transportation system, dubbed Space Van, by 2024 to provide last-mile services for 10 or more nanosatellites after launcher separation.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipJul 16, 2020French startup Exotrail raises $13 million for propulsion, space software and on-orbit transport systems

Rocket Lab’s next Electron launch scheduled for 2020-07-05 was planned to carry commercial satellites for Canon, Planet, and In-Space Missions.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralJul 2, 2020Commercial launch industry off to slow start in 2020

Faraday-1 is a cubesat developed by British company In-Space Missions that will fly as the seventh satellite on Rocket Lab’s 2020-07-03 Electron launch and is designed to carry a variety of hosted payloads.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralJun 18, 2020Rocket Lab wins NRO contracts for back-to-back launches

D-Orbit will launch an upgraded ION deployer in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 that is capable of in-space maneuvers.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative PlanMay 21, 2020D-Orbit preps for in-orbit transportation business with upcoming Arianespace and SpaceX launches

Swarm signed an agreement on 2020-04-22 to launch 12 satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in December with a Vigoride in-space shuttle from Momentus to deploy them into specific orbital planes.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipMay 14, 2020With regulatory legwork complete, Swarm shifts focus to tackling launch delays

Tim Kokan, principal engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne, presented the company’s lunar lander study at a 2020-01-30 meeting of the Future In-Space Operations group.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralMar 23, 2020Study recommends minimizing elements for Artemis lunar lander

The most recent solicitation from the Defense Innovation Unit is for commercial vehicles for in-space logistics.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralFeb 8, 2020Space Force-sponsored study to assess capabilities of commercial industry

Maxar Technologies received a $142,000,000 NASA contract on 2020-01-31 to demonstrate in-space assembly using a robotic arm.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipJan 31, 2020Maxar wins $142 million NASA robotics mission

Lunar Resources is an in-space manufacturing company that helped RSA develop the concept to construct a very large EO/IR mirror in space.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralDec 19, 2019Space startup developing technology to detect hypersonic missiles

ESA’s Technology Strategy calls for developing necessary active debris removal technology by 2024, including in-space robotics, space debris surveyors, and advanced guidance, navigation, and control technologies.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipNov 22, 2019Four technology goals ESA favors for honing Europe’s competitive edge

Momentus will deliver small and medium sized satellites to geosynchronous orbit using the Momentus Vigoride Extended in-space shuttle service.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipSep 30, 2019Relativity Space Signs Launch Services Agreement for Multiple Launches with Momentus on Terran 1, World’s First 3D Printed Rocket

SpaceX received a $3,000,000 Tipping Point contract to work with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center on coupler prototypes for in-space refueling.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipSep 28, 2019Blue Origin and SpaceX among winners of NASA exploration technology contracts

Momentus has raised more than $34,000,000 to develop the Vigoride and Vigoride Extended in-space shuttles.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipSep 25, 2019Momentus reports success in testing water plasma propulsion

SpaceX reached an agreement with in-space transportation company Momentus on 2019-08-22 for Momentus to fly its Vigoride tug on a SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Org RelationshipAug 29, 2019SpaceX revamps smallsat rideshare program

In-Space Missions’ first satellite, Faraday-1, is a six-unit cubesat scheduled to launch later 2019 on a Rocket Lab Electron.

Mentioned as: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (IN-SPACe)Narrative GeneralAug 7, 2019Orbex wins launch contract from In-Space Missions

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