3 March 2026 – Astroscale France, the French subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), today announced its participation in ECO-Tethers, a new system study under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FIRST! Technologies in Sustainability for Future Space Transportation programme. Led by PERSEI Space as prime contractor, and delivered in collaboration with Thales Alenia Space Italy and Astroscale France, the ECO-Tethers project will assess propellant-free technologies for in-space propulsion and deorbiting using electrodynamic tethers. The 12-month study aims to define credible, system-level solutions that may support compliant end-of-life disposal, reduce long-term debris generation, and enable more sustainable space transportation architectures. Read more