February 2018
Are we asking the right questions about space debris?
... LEO as the collisions will be the most consequential and the collision rate is significant. Assurance of immediate spaceflight safety as the primary objective has encouraged us to examine the possible short-term, highly consequential events (rather...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
...continue to make it into space stations and spaceships. So what are the possible consequences of this process as far as spaceflight safety is concerned? In reality, the situation is quite dire. First of all, in cases of a weakened immune system, some...
July 2014
Beware the situation: how JSpOC tracks space debris
...line with the data we provided. The emerging space transportation industry will need to consider carefully spaceflight safety risks from debris. Increasing partnerships and meeting challenges head-on We benefit from the US Strategic Commandapproved...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... report as it stated; “Starliner flies on the most reliable lifter in the business, an Atlas V modified for human spaceflight safety by people with actual experience in the domain. The spacecraft touches back down to Earth on land, not a splashdown...
05 November 2018
Astroscale secures $50 million to clean low Earth orbit
Astroscale Pte. Ltd, the market-leader in developing a space debris removal service to secure long-term spaceflight safety, has obtained additional funding of US $50 million from a group of investors led by INCJ Ltd. (INCJ), and including funds ...
01 April 2025
Who Owns Outer Space?
... of Earth’s most desirable orbits”. At what point does SpaceX “exceed the carrying capacity of LEO and degrade spaceflight safety for everyone?”, they ask. One should add that ‘other space entrepreneurs are available’ and Jeff...
