September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
...refuelling services is expected to grow as lunar transportation and an in-orbit economy develops Space debris poses a persistent threat to government and industry space assets, direct risks to individual satellite operators, and a growing risk to the...
01 June 2021
Space junk collision highlights need for intervention
... active intervention and prevention of an uncontrolled increase in the debris population, through both mitigation and remediation of the debris environment”. His article, Tackling space debris - a global priority, examined the urgent need to develop...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... 500,000 pieces of man made, non-functioning space debris, travelling at high speed which could seriously damage ... codes described above in respect of planetary protection and space debris mitigation. The dangers inherent in relying on voluntary codes...
April 2017
Mega-challenges for mega-constellations
...wholly residing in or crossing the LEO region on 1 January 2013, and derived from the ESA Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment (MASTER) model. To study the effect of existing guidelines in view of the constellation satellite traffic and...
April 2019
The changing economics of space
... orbits does have a considerable inherent value, and one that will need to be protected for future space generations [see ‘Space debris conundrum for international law makers’, Ward Munters, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Belgium...
September 2019
Expectations in a connected world
...connectivity ecosystem Dubbed the ‘plastic pollution of the skies’, space debris is a concern for all satellite operators. For decades,... remain cost-effective. With STM, RFI and space debris all challenging the industry’s efficiency, many operators ...
