Overview
EROSS SC is a European project developing space vehicles capable of controlled re-entry of space debris, robotic manipulation, satellite life extension, in-orbit refueling, and inspection. The project completed a Preliminary Design Review milestone and focuses on building a European value chain for on-orbit servicing and reliable capture of free-floating objects in microgravity.
In the news
- The future of space infrastructure – from the Grand Palais At the International Space Summit, EROSS SC coordinator Stéphanie BEHAR LAFENETRE (from Thales Alenia Space) took part in Round Table 1.2, "The Future of Space Infrastructures," sharing how Europe should build — and maintain — the space systems of tomorrow. On the panel, moderated by Benjamin Kawak (The Exploration Company): 🔹 Marco Brancati — SVP, Leonardo 🔹Stéphanie BEHAR LAFENETRE — Programme Director, Thales Alenia Space 🔹 Philippe Blatt — Managing Director,
- EROSS SC at the International Space Summit – Grand Palais, Paris This week, Stéphanie BEHAR LAFENETRE, coordinator of the EROSS SC project at Thales Alenia Space, joined heads of state, ministers, space agencies and industry leaders at the first International Space Summit. One message ran through the room: Europe's security and sovereignty increasingly depend on space. "It is impossible to protect Europe without space," said Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, during the "Space Security: answers
- EROSS SC at the International Space Summit – Paris, Grand Palais Today, our own Stéphanie BEHAR LAFENETRE from Thales Alenia Space, coordinator of EROSS SC arrived at the Grand Palais for the first International Space Summit. Organised by 🇫🇷 President Emmanuel Macron and hosted by France on 9-10 September, the Summit brings together nearly 120 delegations – heads of state and government, astronauts, scientists, industry and civil society – for a diplomatic dialogue on the future of space: the security and sustainability of
- EROSS SC at the International Space Summit – Paris, Grand Palais Today, our own Stéphanie BEHAR LAFENETRE️ from Thales Alenia Space, coordinator of EROSS SC arrived at the Grand Palais for the first International Space Summit. Organised by 🇫🇷 President Emmanuel Macron and hosted by France on 9-10 September, the Summit brings together nearly 120 delegations – heads of state and government, astronauts, scientists, industry and civil society – for a diplomatic dialogue on the future of space: the security and sustainability of
- Another important milestone for EROSS SC On 3 September, the EROSS SC team came together for a Milestone Design Review at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Munich – a key step forward in the development of the project's on-orbit servicing mission. The review brought specialists together for a full day of technical discussions across the major disciplines involved in the robotic arm design – from mechanical, electrical and EMC engineering to RAMS, thermal, DHS/software, hardware quality and system engineering. EROSS SC
- Building on a Decade of Innovation Series How does a spacecraft capture another satellite – on its own, in orbit? Before a servicer can grip a client satellite, it first has to see it: to recognise it, and to know exactly where it is, in real time. That is the job of the robotic vision developed by KEYES (formerly NRB) within EROSS SC. In our latest demonstration, two cameras – RAC_L and RAC_R – fed a vision pipeline able to locate a target in two complementary ways: 🎯 When the target carries a fiducial marker, the algorithm
- Building on a Decade of Innovation — Series How do you move a technology from research to operational readiness? That question sits at the heart of EROSS SC. Over successive EROSS projects, European partners have steadily matured key servicing technologies — advancing them through design reviews, testing campaigns and increasingly realistic validation environments. Today, Magellium contributes to this effort with vision-based pose estimation software that supports autonomous rendezvous and docking. These capabilities are essential
- One mission. One European team. Twelve partners. Building Europe's future satellite-servicing capability is not something any single organisation can do alone — and EROSS SC is proof of what European collaboration makes possible. From robotic arms and grippers to autonomous rendezvous, vision, software and refuelling interfaces, twelve partners across six countries each bring a critical piece of the puzzle: 🇫🇷 France — Thales Alenia Space (coordinator) · Magellium 🇩🇪 Germany — German Aerospace Center (DLR) · KINETIK Space
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