Inside the Japanese Experiment Module, Expedition 50 crewmembers Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough conduct SPHERES Tether experiments designed to study how tether-captured objects behave.

SpaceX sent a space tug aloft along with another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Sunday night (Sept. 4) — and landed a rocket on a ship at sea as well.

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 ...

It may seem like the space tug market is already crowded with players, but Haot said the ultimate winners are far from decided. Techcrunch event Save $200+ on your TechCrunch All Stage pass ...

So a magnetic space tug could simply target those magnetorquers. The chaser satellite would need a strong magnetic field, but that could be generated with superconducting wires cooled to cryogenic ...

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.

Space tug offered for NASA’s orbital use. Space Systems/Loral, a major manufacturer of large, commercial communications satellites, ... Slideshow 12 photos Month in Space: ...

WASHINGTON — A week after the launch of its first space tug, Momentus is still dealing with “anomalies” with the vehicle, but the company’s chief executive remains optimistic those issues ...

An ESA-funded scientist is developing a magnetic space tug to combat the growing problem of space debris. Using cryogenic magnets, ... View 3 Images 1 / 3.

Starfish Space has raised $7 million to boost its drive to develop a space tug capable of moving objects in orbit, or sending them down for safe disposal. Toggle search box Toggle navigation.

NASA recently kicked off its search for design proposals for $1 billion space-tug. The planned spacecraft will help take the aging International Space Station out of orbit years from now.

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 ...