https://spacewatch.global/tag/orbit-fab/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:52:07 +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/orbit-fab/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/space-cafe-radio-with-daniel-faber-2/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74374 Torsten Kriening sits down with Daniel Faber, former CEO of Orbit Fab, on the sun deck of his Colorado home. From cell tower obsolescence to trillion-dollar space markets, from leaving Orbit Fab to launching a stealth company, a conversation about being contrarian and right.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/orbit-fab-enters-new-satellite-refueling-partnership-with-thales-alenia-space-uk/ Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74182 Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space UK are partnering on refuellable satellite propulsion architecture, supported by the UK Space Agency.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/orbit-fab-enters-new-growth-chapter-amidst-leadership-transition-and-20-million-series-b-raise/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72039 Orbit Fab is entering a decisive stage in its evolution as it transitions from developing on-orbit refueling technology to large-scale commercialization, having successfully secured $20 million Series B funding, led by Stride Capital, to strengthen its capital foundation as it moves into its next phase of growth. Furthermore, the company's erstwhile CEO, Daniel Faber, has stepped down from his day-to-day responsibilities as Orbit Fab establishes an Executive Committee to ensure its stability and operational continuity.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/space-cafe-radio-with-daniel-faber/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71055 Join host Maria Varmazis from T-Minus Space Daily as she sits down with Daniel Faber, CEO of Orbit Fab, at Commercial Space Week in Orlando, Florida for this special guest production for Space Café Radio]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/moonshot-raises-12m-to-develop-an-electromagnetic-launch-and-hypersonic-test-platform/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69462 Moonshot is coming out of stealth after raising more than $12 million to develop an electromagnetic launch system. The company spent the past 18 months building hardware in Caesarea that could provide low-cost resupply of raw materials to orbit and offer high-volume hypersonic testing on the ground. Instead of chemical propulsion, Moonshot is developing a ground-based electromagnetic accelerator designed to propel a hardened capsule to hypersonic velocities using sequential coil stages]]> 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/uk-space-agency-announce-new-funding-and-projects-at-the-uk-space-conference/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66338 The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has awarded four new projects totaling £4.5 million to push the boundaries of satellite-based 5G and 6G systems as the UK government identifies satellite communications as one of five national space capability priorities. ]]> 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/04/astroscale-u-s-to-lead-the-first-ever-refueling-of-a-united-states-space-force-asset/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 06:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64806 Astroscale U.S. Inc. will conduct two refueling operations of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in geostationary orbit (GEO) for the United States Space Force (USSF). The mission will demonstrate the ability of commercial Servicing, Mobility and Logistics providers to deliver on-orbit capabilities supporting the warfighter. The Astroscale U.S. Refueler is manifested to launch in the summer of 2026.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/04/space-symposium-2025-interview-with-daniel-faber/ Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64731 Senior Editor and Advisor Laura Todd sit down with Daniel Faber, CEO of Orbit Fab to discuss his company's mission to create a self-sustaining space economy by providing in-space propellant infrastructure, starting with gas caps for satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/10/orbit-fab-expands-european-network-for-in-orbit-refueling/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61762 Orbit Fab has announced multiple new strategic collaborations with key European space companies, seeking to revolutionize how satellites currently operate by driving innovation in space refuelling technology. The company offers satellite operators the ability to extend the lifespan of their spacecraft, removing the current ‘single-use’ paradigm.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/01/clearspace-and-orbit-fab-partner-for-in-space-refueling-service/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 07:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53371 ClearSpace and Orbit Fab have announced a multi-faceted strategic partnership to advance in-space refuelling and servicing capabilities that aim to revolutionize space operations and serve as a foundation for a vibrant and sustainable space economy. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), Orbit Fab and ClearSpace will develop key enabling technologies, building on their initial collaborative work that began several years ago]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/ispace-and-orbit-fab-partner-for-future-lunar-missions/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52773 ispace, inc. and Orbit Fab, Inc have announced an agreement to collaborate on in-space propellant harvesting and delivery for future missions to the Moon. The partnership will leverage each company’s unique and complementary capabilities to develop effective propellants and fuels from resources in space, such as water, ice, and lunar regolith or fine and rocky soils found on the surface of the Moon.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/12/space-cafe-radio-with-jeremy-schiel/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45189 In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global's Marketing Intern Jim Murphy spoke with Jeremy Schiel, Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer at Orbit Fab. Orbit Fab is a company that is developing refuelling stations in space in hopes of creating and stimulating a bustling space economy.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/04/orbit-fab-and-neutron-star-systems-partner-to-boost-sustainable-fuelling/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=40318 Orbit Fab and Neutron Star Systems (NSS) established a cooperative agreement for co-development of satellite refuelling solutions with green propellants, NSS said. Under the agreement the companies will combine NSS’ propellant-agnostic electric propulsion technology with Orbit Fab’s refuelling interfaces and tankers. This will enable increasing the range of refuellable propellants.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/11/dawn-aerospace-and-orbit-fab-to-enable-greenon-orbit-refuelling/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37275 Orbit Fab and Dawn Aerospace announced a collaboration to make on-orbit refuelling available to satellites utilising green propellants such as nitrous oxide and propylene. The collaboration was announced at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen. The “Gas Stations in Space” company Orbit Fab offers refuelling services in space and developed a port known as RAFTI.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/spacewatchgl-column-e2mc-update-on-space-financing-rounds-in-september-2021/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36302 https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/esa-and-orbit-fab-test-and-use-green-propellant/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30747&preview=true&preview_id=30747 ESA and Orbit Fab test and use green propellant ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/01/e2mc-update-on-space-financing-rounds-in-december-2020/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29487