June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... system environments or historical sites, and does not protect Earth from man-made space objects (i.e. space debris) or from the impact of large asteroids or comets (i.e. planetary defence). Members of the COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection (see...
12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
... drones could be used for additional tasks such as supporting low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations and active-debris-removal (ADR) missions. The diminutive craft’s longer term uses could also include support for asteroid...
12 November 2018
"Its Business Time" for Rocket Lab's first commercial flight
Signalling indeed that “It’s Business Time,” Rocket Lab’s aptly named mission saw the company’s first commercial launch successfully deploy six small satellites into a low-Earth orbit over the weekend; a move that opens up the floodgates for a ...
September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
... danger that has a number of defining characteristics. There is a significant difference between man-made space debris and natural space debris (such as meteoroids). Meteors arrive unannounced from the depths of space, quickly pass through near-Earth...
17 November 2021
Debris from destroyed Russian satellite now visible in telescope images
... by Russia has now been spotted in space by Numerica Corp., a Colorado-based company that provides tracking of space debris objects. This week, Russia has faced an outpouring of condemnation after the country admitted to destroying a 2,000 kilogram...
14 February 2020
Astrocale and JAXA team up for the agency's first debris removal project
...CEO of Astroscale. “Several countries, including Japan, are taking action by funding missions which support the development of debris removal technologies, and we at Astroscale are excited to help drive the market by providing the most cost-effective...
