...weren’t happy, saying it would confuse astronomical observations… Some lambasted Rocket Lab for contributing to the orbital debris problem. Instead of inspiration, they saw pollution.” Then, in early 2019, the Russian company Orbital Display proposed...
... Consider the following fictitious scenario. The mass of all orbital debris is deceptively small: only 8,000 metric tons, which is ... would ever notice. However, if this same pieces of debris were spinning one metre above the surface of our planet ...
... to pass the buck, as there is no binding legislation in place that would force all space players to track space debris/mitigate the problems it poses. And although scientists insist that WT1190F poses no threat to anyone on the ground...
... in space traffic management, space situational awareness, the prevention of harmful contamination by space objects and regulation of space debris. But the type and depth of information provided under the Registration Convention can vary from one...
...at risk. Solar storms, asteroid and comet strikes, and orbital debris problems are all real threats we need to start taking quite ...geomagnetic shifts, and even new ways to address orbital debris problems. For too long the assumption has been made...
... to create a planetary-defence constellation to help protect Earth against asteroids, solar flares and human-made space debris Speaking in Hong Kong to 36 journalists representing broadcast, print and social media, as well as hundreds from around the...