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...
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...
07 November 2019
SSTL ships target satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale’s ELSA-d mission
... is scheduled to launch in 2020 on a Soyuz from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. SSTL is at the forefront of space debris mitigation and removal activities and is the satellite platform manufacturer and spacecraft operator for the RemoveDEBRIS...
