20–24 Sept 2021
Europe/Amsterdam timezone

The future of In-Orbit Servicing

21 Sept 2021, 12:00
15m
Debris removal and servicing Debris removal and servicing

Speaker

Sabrina Andiappane (Thales Alenia Space)

Description

We need new missions to be smarter and innovative in order to counteract and better manage the future in space to tackle the growing population of satellites. We have to do On-Orbit Servicing: it’s a way of directly managing satellites while they are operating in space. In order to better enable these new advanced operations in space like refuelling or upgrading, this requires satellites, from now on, to be prepared with specific interfaces and grapples fixtures. Thales Alenia Space is working towards developing the next generation of servicing vehicle to perform these robotic operations.

Primary author

Sabrina Andiappane (Thales Alenia Space)

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