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Pentagon Targets Expired Satellites with Deorbiting Tech Contracts
The Pentagon is taking aim at expired satellites with cutting-edge deorbiting technology contracts, recently awarding $8.4 million to three innovative companies - D-Orbit, Firefly Aerospace, and Katalyst Space - to design and demonstrate spacecraft that can safely capture and remove dead satellites from orbit. This Deorbit-as-a-Service effort is a major step towards giving the US government flexible, on-demand access to orbital logistics.