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ClearSpace

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ClearSpace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Space Agency to further develop the CLEAR mission.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/11/2024UK Space Agency awards new contract to ClearSpace to accelerate space debris removal mission

The UKRefuel mission, in collaboration with ClearSpace and Astroscale, aims to launch a satellite refueling service to low Earth orbit by 2027.

NARRATIVE GROWTH7/22/2024UK Space Agency launches million£ grant to Orbit Fab

The UKRefuel mission, in collaboration with ClearSpace and Astroscale, aims to launch a satellite refueling service to low Earth orbit by 2027.

NARRATIVE PLAN7/22/2024UK Space Agency launches million£ grant to Orbit Fab

ClearSpace operates a darkroom simulation facility in Switzerland that supports debris removal technology development.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/25/2024ClearSpace-1 Mission Undergoes Changes in Response to Space Debris Collision

Swiss startup ClearSpace plans to launch its first de-orbit demonstration mission in 2026.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/1/2023Astro Digital to integrate Astroscale in-orbit servicing docking plates

Swiss startup ClearSpace plans to launch its first de-orbit demonstration mission in 2026.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/1/2023Astro Digital to integrate Astroscale in-orbit servicing docking plates

ClearSpace recently secured about $29,000,000 in a Series A funding round.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL5/9/2023ClearSpace books Vega C for 2026 de-orbit mission

ClearSpace signed a contract with Arianespace on 2023-05-09 to launch its ClearSpace-1 debris de-orbit mission on Europe’s Vega C rocket in the second half of 2026.

ORG RELATIONSHIP5/9/2023ClearSpace books Vega C for 2026 de-orbit mission

ClearSpace and LeoLabs signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on space safety and sustainability initiatives.

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/5/2023ClearSpace and LeoLabs’ MOU to advance a safer, more sustainable space environment

ClearSpace raised about $29,000,000 in a Series A round, bringing its total funding to around $140,000,000.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/8/2023Starfish Space raises $14 million for in-orbit servicers

Under a €110 million contract from the European Space Agency awarded in 2020, ClearSpace aims to use its servicer’s robotic arms to capture a spent upper stage from a 2013 Vega launch.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT2/21/2023ClearSpace clears first ESA review for 2026 de-orbit mission

ClearSpace, the Swiss startup that won the ESA contract for ClearSpace-1, raised $29,000,000 on 2023-01-19 to advance work on the spacecraft for a planned launch in 2026.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL1/20/2023ESA seeks global adoption of “zero debris” policy

ClearSpace plans to use a spacecraft with four articulated arms to de-orbit part of a Vega rocket in 2025 under a contract with the European Space Agency.

ORG RELATIONSHIP9/26/2022UK shortlists Astroscale and ClearSpace for multi-debris removal mission

Consortiums led by ClearSpace and Astroscale received just under £700,000 between them to complete mission feasibility studies by the end of March.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/26/2021UK funds studies to remove two spacecraft from LEO

ClearSpace secured a first round of funding of four million Swiss francs in addition to 86,000,000 EUR that the European Space Agency invested in the ClearSpace-1 debris removal mission.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL10/26/2021UK funds studies to remove two spacecraft from LEO

ClearSpace plans to launch a spacecraft in 2025 to remove a Vega rocket upper stage that was left in orbit in 2013 with funding from ADRIOS.

NARRATIVE GROWTH3/18/2021As Astroscale prepares to launch debris-removal demo, UK eyes in-orbit servicing leadership

ClearSpace plans to launch a spacecraft in 2025 to remove a Vega rocket upper stage that was left in orbit in 2013 with funding from ADRIOS.

NARRATIVE PLAN3/18/2021As Astroscale prepares to launch debris-removal demo, UK eyes in-orbit servicing leadership

ClearSpace plans to launch its debris removal spacecraft in 2025 to deorbit a leftover Vega rocket structure.

NARRATIVE PLAN7/15/2020German launch startups win DLR funds • Comtech wants out of Gilat merger • ClearSpace forming debris removal team

ClearSpace plans to launch its debris removal spacecraft in 2025 to deorbit a leftover Vega rocket structure.

NARRATIVE GROWTH7/15/2020German launch startups win DLR funds • Comtech wants out of Gilat merger • ClearSpace forming debris removal team

ClearSpace aims to launch its debris-removal spacecraft in late 2024 or early 2025.

NARRATIVE PLAN12/9/2019Swiss startup ClearSpace wins ESA contract to deorbit Vega rocket debris
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