17 November 2022
Study aims to support rocket debris recovery system
...reusability by creating bespoke recovery systems and preventing rocket debris ending up in the oceans. Founder and managing ...the UK and global launch sectors. While not strictly ‘space debris' in the traditional term, Simpson says it is important ...
March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... private sector initiatives and innovations are likely to have as much of an impact as government initiatives. Active debris removal Active debris removal (ADR) is another area that has seen the emergence of proposed commercial solutions. Numerous...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
...result of past activities in space, a massive amount of space debris - non-functional and uncontrolled objects - has been left in... Additionally, there exists the ever-present danger of debris-on-debris collisions for objects trapped in the GEO belt. ...
03 May 2019
Debris from India's ASAT test worse than predicted
...the fallout of the explosion produced more than 2,000 pieces of debris; hundreds of which are thought to be still floating around ... most at risk of crossing paths with the debris; including Dove satellites operated by commercial company Planet...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
..., active research into the challenges sketched in this article is imperative not only to locating satellites and spacecraft debris but also to predicting their movement, preventing collisions and protecting space capabilities and services from loss...
18 April 2023
Spire launches customers’ Earth and debris monitoring satellites
... in new space technology. ADLER-2 continues the mission of ADLER-1 (launched in January 2022) to provide insights into space debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) and expand novel atmospheric sensing capabilities to study clouds and aerosols in the...
