March 2015
SERC wants us all to get to grips with space junk
... as the Space Environment Research Centre Limited (SERC) and brings together, for the first time, leading debris mitigation programs from around the world to create a team with a critical mass of researchers, technology, funding and equipment...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... with respect to a consensus for any new and binding direction. It has become clear that good space debris mitigation practices will likely have to be developed and adopted gradually over the long term. Laser ADR method...
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...
April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
... for the constellation itself, but also every other spacefarer in LEO. We may conclude that international space debris mitigation guidelines are adequate to manage the space environment but in the presence of one or more mega constellations they...
March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
...? Technical definitions used by scientists and engineers, as well as in the technical and non-binding Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines [3] of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) focus unvaryingly on the...
October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... variation during the decommissioning phase can greatly affect the chances of success for the re-entry manoeuvre. Debris mitigation and avoidance regulations are steadily becoming more restrictive. So far, all of the most exploited regions of orbital...
