Lausanne based ClearSpace welcomes OMEGA as the first partner to Clean Up Space. The startup led by Luc Piguet set the mission to remove space debris orbiting 7 kilometers per second at more than 600 Kilometer above sea level. The landmark mission called ClearSpace-1 is scheduled for 2025.
ClearSpace SA is working to rid space of dangerous debris comprising left-over rockets and defunct satellites. Now, Swiss watchmaker OMEGA, manufacturer of the first watch worn on the Moon, is joining with the Lausanne start-up as the first partner for the upcoming debris removal mission.
In 2019, ClearSpace was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to fly the ClearSpace-1 mission to remove from orbit part of a European Vega rocket in 2025. It will be the world's first in-orbit clean-up mission, according to ESA, and now OMEGA will support ClearSpace's pioneering endeavour.
"OMEGA has participated in the most innovative space exploration missions of the past 60 years. We are delighted to welcome such a large-scale partner,” explains Luc Piguet, CEO and co-founder of ClearSpace.
Raynald Aeschlimann, OMEGA President and CEO, called the partnership, "The logical next step for a brand with a proud history of both space exploration and Earth conservation" and described the ClearSpace initiative as, "One of the most important, inspiring and exciting projects since the launch of the Apollo missions."
(Press release – ES)
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