Firefly Aerospace is entering the space tug market with three new offerings: Elytra Dawn, Elytra Dusk, and Elytra Dark. There's just one problem: Northrop Grumman and Rocket Lab already have space ...

NASA is looking to develop a space tug to help deorbit the International Space Station in coming years, with the White House budget request allocating $180 million for the spacecraft.

Vast Space, a company that emerged from stealth last September with the aim of building artificial gravity space stations in low Earth orbit, has acquired space tug startup Launcher, TechCrunch ...

International Space Station Photo: NASA . At present, the ISS is scheduled for decommissioning in 2030, at which point we’ll need to figure out what to do with it.

United States Space Force tracking information indicates that the Sherpa tug is currently in an orbit between 175 to 183 miles (283 to 296 kilometers), SpaceNews reported.

Then, in 2030, NASA will use a “space tug” to help bring the ISS down to Earth, where it will crash into the Pacific Ocean, resting at the bottom of the sea. It’s an intriguing plan that ...

Northrop Grumman has a space tug. So do Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace. Soon, Blue Origin will have one, too. All of a sudden, a lot of space companies are finding the market for in-orbit ...

It has the makings of a next-generation space tug, boasting “end-to-end services that span hosting, transportation, refueling, data relay, and logistics,” highlighted by a unique “in-space ...

Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle "Just give us a sip. We'll take our 14 tons and we'll be glad to pay for it." Eric Berger – Jan 17, 2024 9:00 am ...

Vast Space, a company that emerged from stealth last September with the aim of building artificial gravity space stations in low Earth orbit, has acquired space tug startup Launcher, TechCrunch ...