April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... of the GEO belt, it is something that will need to be done in the long-term. Thus, we should continue to investigate ADR, its derivatives and similar alternatives, though it is probably unfeasible to begin constructing any deployable systems for the...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... and innovations are likely to have as much of an impact as government initiatives. Active debris removal Active debris removal (ADR) is another area that has seen the emergence of proposed commercial solutions. Numerous technical solutions have been...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... (ESOC). European Union - The EU (via the European Commission) fully funded the RemoveDebris mission, a demonstration of ADR capture technologies consisting of a consortium of European industry and coordinated by Surrey Space Centre. The EU and ESA...
September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
... Japanese and European space agencies JAXA and ESA have already committed funding to Active Debris Removal (ADR) missions, while a recent report by the US Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommended that NASA invests in methods and...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... missions that are designed for Active Debris Removal (ADR) as one of their operational capabilities, certainly for... at the end of its operational life. Active Debris Removal (ADR) requires navigating in the close vicinity of the target which could...
04 April 2018
A storm hunter and space junk collector on its way to the ISS
... control space junk and I am very pleased that the RemoveDEBRIS consortium is leading the way with an innovative ADR mission which I hope will be a precursor to future operational...
