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...
16 February 2026
New tool could reduce collision risk for EO satellites
... at higher altitudes but must be larger and heavier to carry bigger optical systems. This increases their exposure to space debris and makes collisions more likely and potentially more damaging. Dr Ciara McGrath, Lecturer in Aerospace Systems at the...
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 ...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
...understand - is what we’ve done to Earth’s climate a good parallel? And are there links between climate change and space debris? It’s an excellent parallel and there are definite connects because more than half of UN climate variables monitored today...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
... ways to explore and define the state-of-the possible, and help it become the state-of-practice in space operations. Sources of space debris include explosions of rocket bodies. Specifically, there are five key areas in which academia is uniquely...
