March 2026
The imagined sky – power, inequality and the future of space sustainability
... from undermining them. Many early-stage companies prioritise survival and rapid innovation over long-term debris mitigation. Launch opportunities are often chosen based on affordability rather than environmental impact. Public contracts can also...
February 2020
Aeroshells – from LEO to Mars
... and space agencies. For example, all ESA projects are subjected to the ISO 24113:2019 standard on debris mitigation requirements, which references the IADC recommendation. With LEO set to become significantly more congested than predicted...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
... Clean Space initiative was founded. It is organised along four branches: eco-design, green technologies, space debris mitigation, and active space debris removal. The iconic Earthrise image taken by the crew of Apollo 8 as they rounded the fared...
25 November 2021
Astroscale secures multi-million dollar investment from Seraphim
... bodies have started to place stricter requirements on operators. In addition, several government funded awards that support debris mitigation are underway including a public-private partnership led by the European Space Agency (ESA) and OneWeb, with...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... of active satellites. The growing space debris population has also increased the chances of debris-on-debris collisions, which can generate even more threatening debris. Only France has adopted debris mitigation guidelines into law The bulk of these...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... and Sustainability of Outer Space, UN Doc A/AC.105/C.1/2012/CRP.16 (2012). 2 IADC Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines, Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee, IADC- 02-04, 2002; revised 2007. 3 MA Skinner, et al, “Hazards at GEO: The Space...
