ClearSpace — In-Orbit Servicing and Active Debris Removal for European Orbital Resilience

Strategic implications of a Swiss-headquartered proximity-operations specialist within ESA-led service procurement, under EU defence-industrial sovereignty and eligibility constraints

Introduction

ClearSpace is a Swiss in-orbit services company built around active debris removal and spacecraft close-proximity operations.
Its core proposition is to turn rendezvous, capture and controlled deorbit into an operational service, rather than a one-off demonstration.
In the European strategic autonomy debate, that offer sits at the intersection…