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Space robotics · S3 and above incidents

13 documented incidents where industry is Space robotics and severity is S3 and above, across 9 companies, 2021-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Space robotics · S3 and above.

13Unique incidents
9Companies involved
S4Highest severity
100%Verified
0%From regulators
2021-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S419 Aug 2026Katalyst Space Technologies mission-loss Earth orbitNASA and Katalyst end Swift Observatory rescue mission after spacecraft failure · 1 spacecraft (Link) Bloomberg
S4~Jul 2026Katalyst Space Technologies malfunction —Attitude control and reaction wheel failures leave LINK spacecraft spinning uncontrolled, forcing NASA to abandon Swift rescue/reboost · LINK servicing spacecraft (Swift Rescue Mission) Ars Technica
S422 Dec 2025JAXA mission-loss JapanJapanese H3 rocket fails during launch of navigation satellite Space.com / Asahi
S405 Jun 2025ispace mission-loss Mare Frigoris, MoonHAKUTO-R Mission 2 (Resilience) lander crashes on second lunar landing attempt · 1 lander, total loss NASA
S406 Mar 2025Intuitive Machines mission-loss Mons Mouton, MoonIM-2 Athena lander topples over in shadowed crater, mission ends early · 1 lander, total mission loss SpaceNews
S422 May 2024Space Machines Company mission-loss —Optimus-1 orbital servicing satellite lost after communications failure · Optimus-1 orbital servicing satellite psnews.com.au
S401 Mar 2024Maxar Space mission-loss —NASA cancels $2B OSAM-1 robotic satellite-servicing mission over Maxar performance · 1 program, ~$2B mission cancelled CNBC
S422 Feb 2024Intuitive Machines mission-loss lunar south pole, MoonIM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown · 1 lander Space.com
S409 Jan 2024Astrobotic mission-loss —Peregrine lunar lander propellant leak forces abandonment of Moon landing · 1 lander, total mission loss Spaceflight Now
S412 Jun 2023Starfish Space mission-loss —Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space's docking test mission · 1 spacecraft (Otter Pup / LEO Pathfinder) GeekWire
S425 Apr 2023ispace mission-loss Atlas crater, MoonHAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander crashes into Moon · 1 lander, total loss ispace
S314 Jun 2022Momentus malfunction —Momentus orbital transfer vehicle suffers power problem after launch · 1 vehicle (Vigoride) Spaceflight Now
S313 Jul 2021Momentus regulatory —Stable Road and Momentus reach SEC settlement over false claims SpaceNews

Companies involved

Katalyst Space Technologies 2ispace 2Intuitive Machines 2Momentus 2JAXA 1Space Machines Company 1Maxar Space 1Astrobotic 1Starfish Space 1

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