February 2021
Space archaeology - preserving our orbital heritage
...CisLunar Industries is already planning a system that will harvest and recycle space waste. Nicknamed a ‘space foundry’, it would recycle and process the fabric of captured space debris into raw materials and salvaged components for future use in new...
12 May 2021
ESA signs contract with Swiss agency to clean space debris
... The research provides testimony to the fact that the time to mitigate the dangers of space debris is now, and we must act to ensure essential space operations, including but not limited to internet connectivity, radio and communication services, and...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
Satellite servicing firm Astroscale is getting ready to launch its ELSA-d mission – the world’s first commercial demonstration of space debris docking, capture and removal in lower earth orbit (LEO). This ground-breaking mission will launch Saturday...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... regulations, policy and standards. Both national governments and international organisations have recognised the risks posed by space debris and are considering solutions. Japan, the UK, ESA, European Union (EU) and the United States are considering...
October 2017
Saving geostationary orbit
... placed in GEO. In the future, such monitoring missions may help to provide warning of extreme space weather events generated by the Sun. Debris problem Fifty years of GEO operations has resulted in the presence of multiple defunct satellites and...
February 2020
Aeroshells – from LEO to Mars
... of new small satellites to the 1000 or so active satellites already in low Earth orbit make the sustainable management of space debris more important than ever. In an attempt to address this, the MAAC research and development group, a Japan-based...
