February 2020
Aeroshells – from LEO to Mars
... cross-university team, is hard at work developing new technology they hope will become a game changer for space debris remediation: the aeroshell. An aeroshell is a flexible, low-mass structure that can be deployed from a spacecraft in low Earth...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... Awareness (SSA) in order to avoid an unfortunate mishap the need for a better liability regime in space the need for new space debris remediation technology and its financing. The question is: can ICAO manage to make sustainable regulation for...
September 2018
Debris or not debris - is that the question?
... - An Essential Mechanism for Ensuring the Safety and Sustainability of Outer Space, A Report of the International Interdisciplinary Congress on Space Debris Remediation and On-Orbit Satellite Servicing, UN Doc. A/AC.105/C.1/2012/CRP.16 (27 January...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... operations with no or little regard for the appropriate protection of dark and quiet skies Without more proactive space debris remedial or removal measures, there is very limited, if any, hope for a meaningful solution in the near or medium term...
