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We are #hiring an Embedded Flight Software Engineer, know anyone who might be interested? https://lnkd.in/g-mVa4S4

Love to see the grappling demonstration with RAFTI and the PickNik Robotics MoveIt Pro.

Welcome back, Andrew! Excited to have you continuing your work at Orbit Fab this summer.

We're so happy to have you as part of our team this summer, Chris!

Last week Orbit Fab's Jacob Geer signed the European Space Agency - ESA Zero Debris Charter in Berlin. We are proud to be among the first companies who have signed their commitment to sustainable space operations . 📃 The Charter contains a series of guidelines and targets, both technical and high-level, which will help us get to "net zero" debris. Here at Orbit Fab we know we need to act responsibly to build a bustling orbital economy for decades to come. These co-developed principles will help guide how we design our future refuelling infrastructure. 🛰 As part of the charter ESA are looking at what technology is needed to meet their internal push to debris-neutral by 2030. We are looking forward to working with the ESA Space Safety Programme on this, including potentially how to develop our RAFTI refuelling port to reduce single-use satellites. 🔢 So far 42 companies and 12 nations have signed up the charter, with more expected soon. It is a pleasure to work with like-minded companies, in the Europe and beyond, to make space sustainability a reality. More detail on the charter is available here: https://lnkd.in/g4YYya3S

Excited to have you here, Jay! Already making huge contributions to the team!

As engineers, we always want to push our designs to the limit. We performed a burst test on a RAFTI valve core to failure. Unfortunately, we are too good at designing, and the test stand gave out before we broke the valve. Please take a gander at the RAFTI valve that was tested to over 24,000 psi! #onedropoffuelchangeseverything #gasstationsinspace #orbitfab #RAFTI #aerospace

We'd like to introduce you to GRIP, the active mate to RAFTI. 🛰 We have recently completed successful Capture Envelope characterization at the ROC Lab with the team at AFRL. We demonstrated that our capture envelope exceeds our requirements. We also demonstrated how little force is imparted on either spacecraft, a roughly 200 kg spacecraft doesn't even have the energy to click a ball point pen. This shows how safe and cost effective a refueling solution utilizing RAFTI can be for a satellite operator. For around the cost of a traditional pair of Fill/Drain valves ($30,000) you can not only do all your ground servicing, but now also have the opportunity to refuel on orbit with the RAFTI servicing valve! #onedropoffuelchangeseverything #gasstationsinspace ⛽ 🚀