Orbital Assembly Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:01:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Orbital Assembly Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Increasingly feasible, on-orbit servicing has a challenging road to market https://spacenews.com/increasingly-feasible-on-orbit-servicing-challenging-road-to-market/ https://spacenews.com/increasingly-feasible-on-orbit-servicing-challenging-road-to-market/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=465875 Northrop Grumman's MEV-1 snapped this picture of Intelsat-901 prior to docking with the satellite.
Northrop Grumman's MEV-1 snapped this picture of Intelsat-901 prior to docking with the satellite.

While on-orbit servicing (OOS) is becoming increasingly feasible, there is not a clear path to market for the technology.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/increasingly-feasible-on-orbit-servicing-challenging-road-to-market/feed/ 0 465875 U. S. Space Force Orbital Prime Awards $1.7 Million Contract to Orbital Assembly in Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-force-orbital-prime-awards-1-7-million-contract-to-orbital-assembly-in-direct-to-phase-ii-small-business-innovation-research-sbir-award/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:27:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=207166 Orbital Assembly
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Orbital Assembly has been awarded a $1.7 million contract from the United States Space Force to develop rapidly deployable, On Orbit structural technologies to support many types of electronic equipment. […]

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]]> 207166 Orbital Assembly Announces the Pioneer Space Station for Gravity Enabled Tourism and Commercial Use https://spacenews.com/orbital-assembly-announces-the-pioneer-space-station-for-gravity-enabled-tourism-and-commercial-use/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86344  Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company developing the first commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, announces plans for its Pioneer class station, the first free-flying, habitable, privately-operated facility in […]

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]]> 464857 Announcing the First Space Art Contests with Prizes to the Moon Orbital Assembly and LifeShip Announce Lunar Exhibition of Space Art Contest https://spacenews.com/announcing-the-first-space-art-contests-with-prizes-to-the-moon-orbital-assembly-and-lifeship-announce-lunar-exhibition-of-space-art-contest/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86281 Aspiring artists, young and old can participate in the first space art exhibit organized by Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company advancing the development and operation of the first commercially viable, […]

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]]> 464835 Star Trek Writer, NASA Scientist, and Television Producer Andre Bormanis Named to the Orbital Assembly Corporation Advisory Board https://spacenews.com/star-trek-writer-nasa-scientist-and-television-producer-andre-bormanis-named-to-the-orbital-assembly-corporation-advisory-board/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86221  Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company advancing the development and operation of a commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, has named Andre Bormanis, scientist, Star Trek TV series writer […]

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]]> 86221 100 Year Starship and UC Irvine Researchers Partner with Orbital Assembly to Study Gravity and Health Aboard Space Habitats https://spacenews.com/100-year-starship-and-uc-irvine-researchers-partner-with-orbital-assembly-to-study-gravity-and-health-aboard-space-habitats/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86207 Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company advancing the development and operation of the first commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, is partnering with the 100 Year Starship initiative, seed-funded […]

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]]> 86207 Orbital Assembly Congratulates Chief of Medical Research Shawna Pandya M.D. For Being Named to the Prestigious Explorers Club 50 2022 Cohort https://spacenews.com/orbital-assembly-congratulates-chief-of-medical-research-shawna-pandya-md-for-being-named-to-the-prestigious-explorers-club-50-2022-cohort/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86039  Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company advancing the development and operation of the first commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, congratulates Dr. Shawna Pandya the company’s Director of Medical […]

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]]> 86039 Orbital Assembly Relocates to Huntsville Alabama and will Receive a $3 Million Incentive Package for the First Gravity-Enabled Space Structures https://spacenews.com/orbital-assembly-relocates-to-huntsville-alabama-and-will-receive-a-3-million-incentive-package-for-the-first-gravity-enabled-space-structures/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86043  Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company advancing the development and operation of the first commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, is relocating its headquarters and facilities from Rocklin, California to […]

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]]> 86043 Orbital Assembly Corporation Names Two Veteran Executives to its Board of Directors https://spacenews.com/orbital-assembly-corporation-names-two-veteran-executives-to-its-board-of-directors/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=85898 Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the only company advancing the development and operation of the first commercially viable, space-based business park with gravity, has appointed two highly-accomplished executives, William Tauskey and Drew […]

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]]> 85898 Orbital Assembly Corporation Exceeds $1 Million Raised to Advance its Pioneer Commercial Space Station with Artificial Gravity https://spacenews.com/orbital-assembly-corporation-exceeds-1-million-raised-to-advance-its-pioneer-commercial-space-station-with-artificial-gravity/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=85742  Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) the leader in providing artificial gravity technologies enabling humanity to work, play and thrive in the space ecosystem has raised an additional $1 million to advance its space […]

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]]> 85742 Orbital Assembly Corporation Lauded by NASA as Part of the Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program Process https://spacenews.com/orbital-assembly-corporation-lauded-by-nasa-as-part-of-the-commercial-low-earth-orbit-development-program-process/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=85197  Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) the leader in providing low gravity technologies enabling humanity to work, play and thrive in the space ecosystem was pleased to have been received positive feedback in NASA’s Commercial Low Earth […]

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