VIDEO ON DEMAND

Start Here for Space: On-orbit servicing, assembly, manufacturing

Originally aired on: August 3, 2021

Rachel McNeal from Maxar discusses on orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. She’ll provide a background of satellite servicing history in the U.S. and outline some current missions. She will also explain the policy and regulatory landscape and share insights on why servicing and assembly matters. It was a hot topic at the 2023 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

https://www.satelliteconfers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CONFERS-Guiding-Principles_7Nov18.pdf

https://www.satelliteconfers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CONFERS_Operating_Practices.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/astronauts-robots-and-the-history-of-fixing-and-building-things-in-space

https://www.darpa.mil/program/robotic-servicing-of-geosynchronous-satellites 

General links as well:

• https://www.satelliteconfers.org/publications/
• https://explorespace.maxar.com/beyond/osam-1-and-spider/

Speaker

Rachel McNeal