Space Tug Operator Astroscale Prebuys Fuel Fill-Up From Orbit Fab

Refueling
Rendering of Orbit Fab’s shuttle refueling Astroscale’s LEXI servicer.
Credit: Astroscale/Orbit Fab
Start-up space services provider Astroscale has hired another startup, Orbit Fab, to refuel its planned fleet of orbital space tugs. Under the agreement, announced on Jan. 11, Orbit Fab will refuel Astroscale’s Life Extension In-Orbit (LEXI) spacecraft in geostationary orbit. LEXI, slated to launch...
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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