CLEARSPACE
LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF IN-ORBIT SERVICES TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE SPACE OPERATIONS.
We build affordable robotics for a thriving space environment
We believe in reusability, where real progress hinges on sustainability, and affordability fuels innovation
► 2018, ClearSpace was founded out of the realization that in-orbit servicing and space debris removal are vital services for the future of space exploration and operations.
► 2019, ClearSpace was designated by the European Space Agency to lead the first mission to remove debris from Orbit by 2025.
► 2021, the UK Space Agency selected ClearSpace for the feasibility and requirements phase of another mission with the objective to remove two objects from space and refurbish the servicer in orbit.
► 2022, announcement of collaboration with Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network.
► 2023, Successful Series A round closed / announcement of collaboration with LeoLabs / announcement of partnership with Orbit Fab / ISO 9001:2015 certification
Today, ClearSpace has assembled a robust industrial team across Europe and is building the path toward sustainable space operations.
We are building new ways to operate in space by bringing maintenance capabilities to orbit. In-Orbit Services (IOS) are becoming a reality, combining new concepts and technologies to create a market opportunity founded on the principles of sustainability.
// We believe in reusability.
Management Team
Luc
Piguet
Management
ETML/HEIG-VD/EPFL MSc engineer and Stanford GSB alum. over 20 years of international field experience in B2B & B2G.
Muriel
Richard
Technology
30+ years of experience in the aerospace industry. 12 years on interplanetary missions and propulsion systems at Nasa JPL, and 12 years at EPFL Space leading SwissCube & CleanSpace One Missions.
Robin
Hilton
Finance
30+ years of experience in Finance in high growth plc and private equity environments. Significant transaction experience including equity and debt fundraising, IPOs, business sale and M&A.
Tim
Maclay
USA LEAD
30+ years of experience in the Space industry, focusing on orbital debris, systems engineering, and satellite development and operations.
Rory
Holmes
UK Lead
15+ years of experience in the Space industry, working both at manufactures and operators, delivering programs for both commercial and institutional customers (ESA, UKSA, CNES).
Jacques
Viertl
Switzerland LEAD
15+ years of experience in the Space industry, working as senior optical engineer, system architect and R&D programs manager.
Sabrina
Andiappane
Luxembourg LEAD
10+ years of experience in the Space industry, from engineering to project management (with EC and ESA) up to strategy and business development for new business initiatives.
ClearSpace Holding SA, Board Members
Antoine Duchateau
Chairman
Experienced entrepreneur, board member and chairman at several start- & scale-ups, notably including Sophia Genetics.
Muriel
Richard
Caltech alum with 12 years on interplanetary missions at NASA JPL & 12 years at EPFL Space leading SwissCube & CleanSpace One Missions.
Luc
Piguet
ETML/HEIG-VD/EPFL MSc engineer and Stanford GSB alum. 18 years of international field experience in B2B & B2G.
Adam
Niewinski
Experienced entrepreneur and senior executive, he has co-founded several companies including OTB Ventures where he sits as General partner.
Dominique
Mégret
Head of Swisscom Ventures, he has experience as an entrepreneur, strategy consultant and manager.
Advisory Board
Prof. Claude
Nicollier
Chair
ESA astronaut and professor emeritus at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Claude participated in two Hubble repair missions.
Jean-Jacques
Dordain
Director General of European Space Agency from 2003 to 2015, previously Executive Secretary at NASDA (now JAXA) and Director of Launches at ESA.
Christophe
Bonnal
Space debris expert at CNES and Chairman of the Space Debris Committee of the International Academy of Astronautics.
Darren
McKnight
Senior Technical Fellow at LeoLabs, leading efforts for space situational awareness, space safety, and space sustainability.
Volker
Gass
EPFL Vice-presidency for innovation, Director of Strategic Initiatives -VPI, PhD in Science in the field of applied Micro-Systems Technologies.
Jean-Paul
Kneib
EPFL eSpace and the education community, expertise in Cosmology, Gravitational Lensing, Redshift Survey, First Galaxies, Cluster of Galaxies, Fiber-positioner robotic system, Radio Astronomy, Space Sustainibility.