In-Orbit Servicing and Manufacturing — 2023–2024
Peryton Space won the 2024 IOSM UKSEDS competition in our first year competing. The team completed three challenges — detailed reports, posters, a business one-pager, and a presentation — tackling the space debris problem with STELLAR (Satellite Trash Elimination from LEO using Adhesive Removal): a satellite that uses an adhesive interface inspired by gecko feet to attach drag sails to debris and bring them back to Earth.
Awards: 1st place — IOSM UKSEDS 2024
- First-year entry; overall competition winners
- Three-challenge format: reports, posters, business one-pager, presentation
- STELLAR concept: gecko-inspired adhesive drag sails for LEO debris
STELLAR
With over 100,000 pieces of debris predicted in orbit by 2030, STELLAR proposes attaching drag sails via an adhesive interface inspired by gecko feet so debris can deorbit safely.
