16 October 2019
Astroscale takes next step toward launch of world’s first commercial active debris removal mission
...first commercial orbital debris removal mission to operate in low Earth orbit (LEO), consists of two spacecraft, a Servicer (~180kg) and a Client (~20kg), and will demonstrate dynamically complex capture activities necessary to remove defunct objects...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... such vast numbers of satellites anticipated, there is a clear market for the removal of unwonted space junk. Aiming to take the lead in end-of-life services and active debris removal is Astroscale, with the aid of the UK government. Last week, the...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
...this we envision two broad solutions: End-of-life Services (“Don’t add any more debris to the orbital environment”) and Active Debris Removal (“Bring down large debris objects currently in orbit”). End-of-Life (EOL) services The costs of building and...
March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
... experience gained can then be put towards more effective future international legal instruments on space debris and active debris removal with global support. In so doing, there is an opportunity to collectively create new space law that is suitably...
September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
.... For example, the 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...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... of the GEO protected region as per IADC guideline 3.3.2 [2]. This defines a toroid-like band that encircles Earth. Active Debris Removal (ADR) will need to be accomplished at some point because even under best-case scenarios we cannot expect 100...
