space debris
Debris removal missions face technical, legal and financial hurdles
Even if a company obtains government permission to collect a defunct satellite or spent rocket stage in orbit, the project raises legal questions.
Op-ed | For active debris removal, today’s concern is tomorrow’s opportunity
Despite the pressing need for intervention and technology approaching maturity, it has been difficult to gather wide public consensus and deploy a maiden active debris removal mission.
Rise of the megaconstellations breathes life into active debris removal schemes
The megaconstellations promising global broadband service are heightening concern about orbital debris and creating demand for space-based trash collection.
FCC commissioner questions regulator’s omission from National Space Council
An FCC commissioner said Tuesday she was astonished the White House did not give the telecom regulatory agency a seat on the National Space Council.
Space situational awareness experts urge Russia to join orbital neighborhood watch
To prevent collisions in space, nations with advanced orbital monitoring abilities need to share data with each other. Russia, being skilled in space situational awareness (SSA), should be part of the global effort to protect the space environment, experts said March 15 at the Satellite 2018 conference here.
SmallSat Responsible Revolution: CSCA Canadian SmallSat Symposium 2018
About the Canadian Spce Commerce Associations Canadian SmallSat Symposium 2018 (CCSS18)
The central theme of the CCSS18 is SMALL SATELLITES, RESPONSIBLE REVOLUTION. The sustainability of space is at risk given the demand and opportunity for…
Largest cubesat operators say 25-year deorbit guideline a priority
Planet and Spire, operators of the two largest commercial cubesat constellations in orbit, say they manage their fleets to prevent retired spacecraft from lingering in space beyond internationally accepted guidelines.
SmallSat Symposium
The SmallSat Symposium is the undisputed Business and Finance Conference for Small Satellites.
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IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness
The International Academy of Astronautics will host its IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA) in Orlando, Florida, November 13-15. Leaders from academia, government, and industry will come together at this unique conference. ICSAA …
Q&A | Astroscale’s Chris Blackerby aims to turn a profit by cleaning up space
Astroscale is creating a service the space industry knows it needs even if there's while disagreement over who should pay for it.
ExoAnalytic video shows Telkom-1 satellite erupting debris
Ground-based observations of PT Telkom’s 18-year old Telkom-1 satellite show a large cloud of debris generated the night the satellite lost contact with customers across Indonesia.
Space debris removal startup Astroscale raises $25 million
Astroscale, a Singapore-based startup focused on space debris mitigation, has raised $25 million from investors in Japan, including aviation company ANA Holdings and industrial machinery provider OSG Corp.
On-orbit operations the next frontier for space, experts say
Operating while in orbit is the next big challenge for the space sector, be it manufacturing, assembly, satellite servicing, or debris removal, experts said.
OneWeb vouches for high reliability of its deorbit system
Satellite broadband startup OneWeb says no other system on its low-Earth orbit satellites will be built for higher reliability than the deorbit module it is including to prevent the creation of space debris.
