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U.S. defense agencies tap three companies for satellite disposal study

by Sandra Erwin August 16, 2026August 16, 2026

Firefly, D-Orbit USA and Katalyst will compete to show how commercial operators could capture and remove aging spacecraft

Artist rendition of ESA’s Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object (DRACO), a spacecraft loaded with sensors that will break up in orbit in order to gather data on uncontrolled reentry.

What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits

by Savannah McNamara June 18, 2026June 16, 2026

Exotrail and Astroscale France join forces to build deorbiting capability for LEO

by Emma Gatti January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

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