October 2015
Down to Earth: how to deorbit satellites and save money
... occupation and insurance premiums. A 2009 ESA simulation shows how crowded Geostationary Earth Orbit would be in 2112 if space debris is not dealt with more effectively Similar challenges not only affect LEO and large constellations of satellites...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... and remove the threat posed by non-functional or ‘dead’ satellites. The dangers posed by the current preponderance of space debris have been well documented, while increasing the numbers of satellites serves only to increase the risk of a serious...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
...from a whole host of international organisations, such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Inter Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) and the Conference on Disarmament, while consultations with the private sector also...
October 2021
Congested, contested... under-regulated and unplanned
... and protect satellites from both natural hazards and man-made threats such as space debris. Stuart has an MSc in Astrophysics, a PhD in satellite constellation design, and has been a fellow of both the Royal ...
29 March 2018
China's Tiangong-1 space lab is destined for Earth, soon!
... mass will survive re-entry and then could be found on the ground, theoretically," the head of ESA’s space debris office, Holger Krag, told reporters at a recent briefing. "However, to be injured by one of these fragments is extremely unlikely...
14 June 2021
G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of space
...a priority,” he adds. One of the biggest global challenges facing the growing space sector is orbital congestion and space debris - with a currently estimated 900,000 pieces of space debris, some of which could stay in orbit for hundreds of years and...
