GomSpace signs contract with the European Space Agency
GomSpace A/S - a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB (the ”Company”) has signed a 400.000 EUR contract with ESA for the first phase of the RACE project to deliver two 6-unit CubeSats for an IOD mission to demonstrate the capability of nano-satellite systems to perform close proximity operations such as rendezvous and docking, and close fly around manoeuvres. The Rendezvous Autonomous CubeSats Experiment (RACE) Mission has been conceived by ESA to contribute to system concepts such as autonomous on-orbit assembly of large structures (e.g. optical telescopes, RF antennas) from building blocks,