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Down the rabbit hole: This page obtained the image from a tweet (Or an x?) from the company, Astroscale, that instead had a link to a page [1] that explains:
by ericol 2y ago
Down the rabbit hole:
This page obtained the image from a tweet (Or an x?) from the company, Astroscale, that instead had a link to a page [1] that explains:
> The ADRAS-J spacecraft was selected by JAXA for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) program. Astroscale Japan is responsible for the design, manufacture, test, launch and operations of ADRAS-J.
Image is also available for download [2]
[1] https://astroscale.com/astroscale-unveils-worlds-first-image-of-space-debris-captured-through-rendezvous-and-proximity-operations/ https://astroscale.com/astroscale-unveils-worlds-first-image...
[2] https://astroscale.com/resources/#resource-image-1 https://astroscale.com/resources/#resource-image-1
- jessriedel 2y agoI read that link previously but it doesn’t really answer my question (other than pointing out that the cost of developing tech for proximity operations can be split with in-orbit servicing companies).