April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
...January 2013, and derived from the ESA Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment (MASTER) model. To study the effect of...in LEO. We may conclude that international space debris mitigation guidelines are adequate to manage the space environment...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
...the near-Earth space environment with so many satellites and so much debris that nothing can even get through. As things stand we are on...And are there links between climate change and space debris? It’s an excellent parallel and there are definite ...
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 King... Earth orbit into a traffic jam of satellites and debris, with knock-on effects for telecommunications, climate monitoring and...
01 June 2021
Space junk collision highlights need for intervention
... in a robotic arm International Space Station (ISS) is a stark reminder of the increasing dangers posed to orbiting spacecraft by space debris. Near-term robotics operations on the Space Station were continuing as normal this week while NASA and...
29 September 2022
UK gives space junk clearance missions priority funding
... Innovative Capture (COSMIC) will harness Astroscale’s already developed rendezvous and Remote Proximity Operations (RPO) and debris capture capabilities. Astroscale recently proved its magnetic capture and RPO capability in-orbit during the End...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... need for space traffic control and some form of debris removal capability. The European Commission’s recent RemoveDEBRIS satellite ... both natural hazards and man-made threats such as space debris. Stuart has an MSc in Astrophysics, a PhD in satellite...
