BAE Unveils New Spacecraft Line For Dynamic Space Operations

Ascent rendering

BAE Systems' Ascent spacecraft has been designed for dynamic space operations and exploration missions across multiple orbits.

Credit: BAE Systems
COLORADO SPRINGS—BAE Systems is entering the space tug market, debuting a new vehicle it says will be capable of transporting cargo and small satellites to the Moon and dynamic on-orbit maneuvering. The company has spent the past five years developing the new space vehicle, called Ascent, as a...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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