Aurex (Special Aerospace Services)

Founded
Country
2007
USA
Funding
Yes, ?
Website
https://specialaerospaceservices.com/
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Aurex (Special Aerospace Services)

Product/Service - Autonomous Maneuvering Unit (AMU), Astronaut Assist-AMU

Classification
Miscellaneous
Category
Hardware
Space Robotics
Robotic Arm
Status
Development
First launch
Not announced

Special Aerospace Services is collaborating with NASA on an in-space servicing technology, propulsion, and robotic technology called the Autonomous Maneuvering Unit (AMU) and the Astronaut Assist-AMU for commercial in-space servicing and mobility applications intended for safer assembly of commercial low Earth orbit destinations, servicing, retrieval, and inspection of in-space systems.

NASA will partner with seven U.S. companies to meet future commercial and government needs, ultimately benefitting human spaceflight and the U.S. commercial low Earth orbit economy. Through unfunded Space Act Agreements, the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 initiative (CCSC-2) is designed to advance commercial space-related efforts through NASA contributions of technical expertise, assessments, lessons learned, technologies, and data..

NASA Invests in Artemis Studies to Support Long-Term Lunar Exploration, 2025-01-23.

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