Astroscale
Shira Meltzer is a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer at Astroscale since March 2025, specializing in designing and developing space-qualified mechanisms for satellite servicing missions, addressing challenges such as zero gravity and vacuum conditions. Prior experience includes serving as R&D Mechanical Engineer Team Leader and R&D Mechanical Engineer at Orbit Communication Systems, focusing on communication antennas and tracking systems for airborne applications from July 2018 to February 2025. Earlier roles encompass a Mechanical Engineer position at Airobotics, where design work involved motion systems and various manufacturing methods, and teaching assistant positions at Tel Aviv University and the International School of Engineering, where instruction covered advanced control theory and coursework for electrical engineering students. Shira's career began as a Courseware Developer in the IDF from April 2005 to March 2007, supported by a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, completed in 2015.
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Astroscale
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Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company solely dedicated to on-orbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of on-orbit servicing missions, including Life Extension, In-situ Space Situational Awareness, End of Life services, and Active Debris Removal, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale is also defining business cases and working with government and commercial stakeholders to develop norms, regulations, and incentives for the responsible use of space.