August 2021
AI in space – a legal perspective
... component for the next generation of space programmes and applications, such as in-orbit servicing, space traffic management intended to avoid collisions in orbit, space situational awareness, and active space debris removal (ADR). In these respects...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
...organisations. In this environment, accurate knowledge of the location and trajectory of objects in orbit, also known as space situational awareness (SSA), is invaluable. The US military has the most comprehensive SSA capability in the world. Relying...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
...we consider to be of paramount importance, so Portugal is supporting it through different initiatives in the domain of Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management. As a country, we are also very active in active debris removal, being the...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
... have partnered with start-ups to remove space debris. We expect to see more private companies involved in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and space debris removal to emerge in the future to keep space safe for everybody. These companies include...
04 February 2018
Space Traffic Control
... enable international air travel’ and that ‘we have now reached that juncture in space’. In eight chapters, the book describes space situational awareness and tracking systems, debris mitigation techniques, the threats and hazards themselves and how...
05 November 2018
Astroscale secures $50 million to clean low Earth orbit
...are likely to be created in the near future, governments are continually re-examining their approach to space situational awareness and space traffic management. Private industry and governments are improving capabilities in orbital debris monitoring...
