U.K. Space Agency Awards CLEAR Contract to Astroscale

Will Support Continued Development of COSMIC Spacecraft

The U.K. Space Agency has awarded a contract valued at £1.95 million (≈$2.56 million) (excluding tax) to Astroscale continue development of its Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative Capture (COSMIC) spacecraft. COSMIC is Astroscale’s solution for a U.K. national active debris removal (ADR) mission to remove two inactive British satellites from…