28 March 2019
India carries out first-ever anti-satellite weapon test
... time, the then head of DRDO – V.K. Saraswat – said India would not do a physical test “because of the risk of space debris affecting other satellites.” China received widespread global criticism for its test in 2007 when it shot down...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
...robots on orbit. This will in turn enable new, more flexible space systems to accelerate the current growth of the space economy, as well as mitigate the growing threat of space debris. Robotics is a rich area for research, development and investment...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...been tested, and the practical issues remain hard to judge. Space debris is a high risk for a static elevator, as anything ... grip, issues in the atmosphere, avoidance methods for space debris and sufficient reliability of the tether and the climbers,...
March 2015
ESA’s Clean Space Initiative and the role of the LCA tool
...done a great deal of technical and scientific work to address the problems related to space debris, including the establishment of a dedicated Space Debris Office. It is also developing multiple technologies to aid the compliance of missions with end...
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... be removed from orbit using external impact. One of the methods is to burn up the debris using laser systems located in space, or changing the space debris fragments’ trajectory with the help of a laser, in order to prevent it from colliding with...
March 2015
Twinkle, twinkle satellite
...in which the science in “Gravity,” is, indeed shaky. Space debris is of course a major problem that scientists have been ... is one of those films that have shown the problem of space debris as entering the mainstream. In fact, it may end up doing...
