Italian Space Agency Eyes In-Orbit Servicing

Irene Klotz May 15, 2023
Credit: Thales Alenia Space/Briot
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) awarded a contract worth about $255 million to a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium to design, develop and qualify a spacecraft for an in-orbit servicing demonstration mission that is targeted to launch in 2026. The spacecraft will be designed to perform a wide range...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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