24 February 2025
Sustainability plan for boosting spacecraft longevity
...Space Agency (ESA). Additionally, ClearSpace has been selected by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop Active Debris Removal missions, further cementing its role in addressing global challenges and redefining future space operations. Founded in 2018...
November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
...new technologies, the government suggests that there are opportunities for Japanese industry to become competitive in active debris removal, small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Terahertz sensors, positioning, satellite communication and space solar...
January 2023
Portugal’s sustainable space strategy
... 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 lead for two subsystems of the ESA ClearSpace-1 mission. Portugal panel presentation at IAC 2022...
21 September 2018
Net to capture space junk passes debut debris collection
... I sincerely hope that the success of this mission will mark a step-change from demonstration to regular Active Debris Removal missions in the future.” The video of RemoveDEBRIS’s debut debris hunt, taken by the satellite itself, can be seen here;
22 June 2021
Space Debris Peril
... sections review possible deorbiting systems and other aspects under the currently fashionable headings of space debris mitigation and Active Debris Removal (ADR). The volume ends with sections on space law, risk assessment and mitigation (including...
12 September 2022
Scotland’s space sector flexes its green credentials
... developing new missions and capabilities to improve how we track objects in orbit and accelerate technologies such as active debris removal, while setting new standards and working closely with international partners to keep space open for future...
