https://spacewatch.global/tag/jacob-geer/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:52:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/jacob-geer/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/11/orbit-fab-to-lead-esa-funded-consortium-in-delivering-astral-in-orbit-refueling-project/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69158 Orbit Fab has won a UK Space Agency and European Space Agency contract to deliver the Advancing Satcom Technology with Refueling and Logistics (ASTRAL) project. ASTRAL involves an in-orbit experiment by 2028 to de-risk and validate Orbit Fab’s RAFTI™ and GRASP refueling interfaces in a realistic docking and propellant-transfer scenario. The mission will establish the performance of these systems in its operational environment– a crucial step in proving the viability of sustainable satellite servicing and refueling. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/orbit-fab-wins-radical-contract-and-announce-in-orbit-test-of-new-rafti-refueling-interface/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66341 Orbit Fab has won a UKSA €750,000 funding to work on the RADICAL project to develop comprehensive refueling services for spacecrafts, initially targeting the satellite communications (satcom) market. Furthermore, the project will enable the refueling of telecoms satellite in Geostationary orbit, extending their life and delivering far greater efficiency, revenue, and reliability of satellite missions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/uk-space-conference-2025-jacob-geer-orbit-fabs-big-leap/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66343 In this Space Café Clip, Torsten Kriening sits down with Jacob Geer, Managing Director of Orbit Fab Europe, just hours after the announcement that ESA awarded a new ARTES contract focused on in-orbit refueling for telecommunications satellites.]]>