February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... and inclination can be expected. Other important demand drivers for launching small satellites are congestion and debris mitigation. Congestion will become a factor towards the end of the prediction period when the large number of satellites...
October 2015
Space debris, Kessler Syndrome, and the unreasonable expectation of certainty
... level can be achieved, the IADC suggested, through widespread and good compliance with existing space debris mitigation guidelines, especially those relating to passivation (whereby all sources of stored energy on a satellite are depleted at the...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... point to potentially aggressive behaviour in outer space Meanwhile, notwithstanding the guidelines for orbital debris mitigation developed by the Inter Agency Debris Committee (IADC) and later endorsed by COPUOS and the UN General Assembly in 2007...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... Policy Institute Master’s programme at George Washington University, their research interests include space sustainability, orbital debris mitigation and ethics in science and technology. Riesbeck also holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Science and...
27 November 2017
ASTROSCALE and SSTL join forces to get rid of space debris
...-minded, innovation-driven company seeking to make space business viable for commercial operators. This practical solution to debris mitigation has the potential to provide a cost-effective approach for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the...
October 2017
Tracking air pollution and monitoring climate change
...2009, in the dual role of platform system engineer and payload interface manager. He is also involved in Space Debris Mitigation, and in particular satellite re-entry risks. Nicolas holds a PhD from Kingston University London, where he was previously...
