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Astroscale Wins Gizmodo Science Fair with Space-Debris Solution

9/23/2025

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Astroscale won the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for a space-debris capture satellite; Nobu Okada (CEO) and Chris Blackerby (COO) lead.
The ADRAS-J mission launched on February 18, 2024, and approached within 50 feet of a Japanese rocket stage.
Next mission plans to dock with the rocket and guide it to burn up in Earth's atmosphere; ADRAS-J2 is set for 2027.

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Astroscale won the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for a space-debris capture satellite; Nobu Okada (CEO) and Chris Blackerby (COO) lead.
The ADRAS-J mission launched on February 18, 2024, and approached within 50 feet of a Japanese rocket stage.
Next mission plans to dock with the rocket and guide it to burn up in Earth's atmosphere; ADRAS-J2 is set for 2027.