May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... space conferences cover the important topic of space sustainability, and space experts devote many hours to space debris mitigation or removal. Space professionals and some governments are eagerly looking towards technical solutions to this vexing...
19 January 2018
Chinese study proposes using lasers to clear out space debris
... Space Station. The study, called "Impacts of orbital elements of space-based laser station on small scale space debris removal," was conducted by researchers from the Information and Navigation College at China's Air Force Engineering University...
24 April 2017
Call for international help with space debris
... contributed to an on-orbit population of more than 23 000 tracked debris objects. Less than a quarter of these objects are still functioning... satellites,” said Holger Krag, Head of ESA’s Space Debris Office and conference chair. And, with the rise of...
13 May 2023
Inmarsat boss calls for urgent action to reduce space debris
... Inmarsat has issued a stark warning to space leaders calling for immediate action to stem the proliferation of space debris in Earth orbit. Counselling against complacency, Raveej Suri, Inmarsat’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “So far we have been...
13 May 2020
Debris from China's rocket may have hit African villages
...he added. Further reports that some villages, such as N'guinou along the reentry path were damaged by falling debris. Thankfully reported McDowell, no casualties have been announced. Reports of a 12-m-long object crashing into the village of Mahounou...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
...mission – the world’s first commercial demonstration of space debris docking, capture and removal in lower earth orbit (LEO).... to take the lead in end-of-life services and active debris removal is Astroscale, with the aid of the UK government...
