Europe is Designing Satellites that ‘Surf’ their Way Past Space Debris
The very existence of the more than 900,000 pieces of debris larger than 1 centimeter in size ... poses a serious threat to the sustainability of space activities.
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Purdue’s Space Trash Collection Plan … Sail to Smoother and Safer Reentry
Though the chances are extremely low of the space objects crashing to Earth and causing injury or damage, there is still a slight risk of that happening.
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SSTL’s Successful ‘Selfie’ Reveals Deployment of De-Orbit Drag Sail on TechDemoSat-1
is designed to significantly increase the spacecraft’s rate of orbital decay, in compliance with current Space Debris Mitigation best practice and guidelines.
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SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Could Make Space a Minefield … Kessler Syndrome
according to the MIT Technology Review, proposed mega-constellations like Starlink will result in 67,000 potential collisions per year.
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The Latest Lost Satellite is Now Space Junk that Could Put Other Spacecraft at Risk
“It’s a big problem, because now basically you have a floating bomb in GEO,”
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NorthStar Earth & Space and ExoAnalytic Solutions Combine Tech Forces to Combat Space Debris
The two companies will collaborate on the development of new commercial services to protect satellites and other high-value space assets from ...
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Union of Concerned Scientists, “Right Now We are Not Up to the Challenge” … as India Destroys Satellite
“Right now we are not up to the challenge presented by the increasing spread and sophistication of anti-satellite and space weapons.”
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Concerns Regarding the Planned SpaceX Constellation…
As the IEEE ‘<em>Spectrum</em>’ report reminds readers, these altitudes are extremely low. “<em>A space-based network like SpaceX’s requires two more...</em>
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ORBCOMM Loses Their OG1 Satellite
The firm is investigating the reason behind the loss of the satellite with the breakup resulting in producing some 34 trackable objects...
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Forrester Reports: IEEE Indicates SpaceX Starlink Constellation will Generate Hundreds of Fragments… Scottish Investor for SpaceX…
The IEEE, in its ‘<em>Spectrum</em>’ report, has calculated the risks of an injury or death at 45 percent over a six year period of time. The IEEE is using data...
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