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...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... of outer space by all States. If no Active Debris Removal (ADR) efforts are undertaken, it is believed that even if no new ... numerous legal, organisational and strategic challenges to effective ADR operations, but none of them are being seriously ...
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...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... active satellites are disposed of at the end of their mission according to internationally agreed debris mitigation guidelines. ‘ADR’ means Active Debris Removal. Less powerful lasers can be used to temporarily blind reconnaissance satellites in LEO...
August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
..., space traffic management intended to avoid collisions in orbit, space situational awareness, and active space debris removal (ADR). In these respects, AI will become an increasing imperative to aid in the mitigation of risk in space. AI will become...
