Articles tagged: active-debris-removal (ADR) missions

• 12 March 2018 Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020

  ..., the drones could be used for additional tasks such as supporting low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations and active-debris-removal (ADR) missions. The diminutive craft’s longer term uses could also include support for asteroid-mining, deep space...

  • active-debris-removal (ADR) missions
  • Effective Space
  • International Launch Services (ILS)
  • Proton Breeze M vehicle
  • SPACE DRONE™ spacecraft
• September 2023 Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris

  ..., and we can’t do that unless we work with others, and through others on a global scale. The UK-sponsored Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission is getting a bit of publicity now. Could you explain why it’s important and what we could expect it to lead...

  • Active Debris Removal (ADR)
  • Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC)
  • space sustainability
  • UK Space Agency
  Authors: Clive Simpson    
• 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 and...

  • ASTROSCALE
  • In-orbit servicing
  • In-orbit servicing and manufacturing
  • IOS
  • IOSM
  Authors: Harriet Brettle     Sam Adlen