Launch HN: Turion Space (YC S21) – Space debris removal and satellite servicing
Hi HN, we're Ryan, Tyler, and Patryk, the founders of Turion Space ( https://www.turionspace.com/ ). We're building spacecraft to remove orbital debris and provide services to existing satellites. Orbital debris poses a significant risk to mankind's future in space. There are currently over 250k objects in space that would destroy a satellite if a collision were to occur. Large uncontrolled objects like depleted rocket upper stages and dead satellites pose the greatest risk because of the potential to break upon impact with small debris into thousands of smaller pieces. There is currently no system in operation that can deorbit large amounts of space debris. If this problem is not addressed in the next 5-10 years, it could render entire orbits unusable for generations. Our spacecraft (which we’ve decided to call the “Droid”, shoutout to Star Wars!) aims to r
Why it failed
Hi HN, we're Ryan, Tyler, and Patryk, the founders of Turion Space ( https://www.turionspace.com/ ). We're building spacecraft to remove orbital debris and provide services to existing satellites. Orbital debris poses a significant risk to mankind's
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- rwesterdahl
- Ended
- 2021
- Source
- hackernews