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U.S. Space Force Looking Into On-Orbit Debris Removal and Satellite Refueling/Repair

U.S. Space Force Looking Into On-Orbit Debris Removal and Satellite Refueling/Repair
The Swiss start-up company, ClearSpace SA, announced last December that it is to launch a four-arm claw in 2025 to help the European Space Agency to clean up space debris (Clear Space SA Drawing)

The U.S. Space Force's (USSF) SPACEWERX innovation arm is seeking the help of small businesses and academia that have demonstrated commercial solutions applicable to on-orbit debris removal and satellite repair. SPACEWERX wants "to explore potential commercial products being developed in the emerging On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM) market, to include life extension; satellite refueling; on-orbit inspection; orbit transfer; end of life servicing, for potential use in Active Debris Removal (ADR), reuse and recycling of materials to build the foundation…

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