WASHINGTON — Portal Space Systems, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft, is partnering with an Australian startup to offer a commercial orbital debris removal service.
Portal announced March 19 that it is working with Paladin Space to combine its Starburst spacecraft with Paladin's technology to develop a service that can identify and capture small pieces of orbital debris.
Paladin has developed a payload called Triton that it says will be able to identify orbital debris and capture objects up to one meter in size, storing them for later disposal. The Adelaide-based company has yet to demonstrate its technology in space.
