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...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... corporations to launch, conduct and sustain operations in outer space. Soft law instruments in the form of space debris mitigation guidelines have been incorporated into respective national legislations and other policy documents of some States...
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...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... innovation. In 2022, I convened the first global Space Debris Summit in London with The Royal Society and His Majesty...come together with the Government to create a framework of debris mitigation protocols and standards which could be the basis of ...
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...
