29 September 2022
UK gives space junk clearance missions priority funding
... accepted in a year’s time further funding will be available to pave the way for the UK’s first dedicated national space debris removal mission launch in 2026. London-based ClearSpace was this week awarded £2.25 million ($2.44 million) to conduct the...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
...degrade materials over time, and micrometeorites and man-made space debris could collide with the satellites. Small particles would create...from both natural hazards and man-made threats such as space debris. Stuart has an MSc in Astrophysics, a PhD in...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... respect could go hand in hand with the legal obligations imposed on operators to remove a wreck from orbit (as part of a space debris removal scheme). This, in turn, may have an implication for liability and its insurance. This is a potential area...
February 2016
Data Systems to Support Early Warning of Spaceborne Emergency Situations
... all around the world and international cooperation is necessary to help prevent and manage asteroid, comet and space debris-related emergencies. The goal of DCS monitoring and data analysis is to create a methodology and software system that...
May 2017
Humanity is moving towards a new reality
...activities now underway - such as the UNCOPUOS Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities as well as the InterAgency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) and the creation of the IAWN and the SMPAG committees to cope...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
... activities and it also plays an important role 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...
