Astroscale announces they have raised U.S. $76 million from new investors including Mitsubishi Electric and Yusaku Maezawa, bringing the total raised to U.S. $376 million. This funding round demonstrates strong investor confidence […]
Orbital Debris
International Space Station (ISS) swerves away from Russian anti-satellite test debris
The ISS Station had to fire its thrusters for 5 minutes and 5 seconds to avoid debris from the Russian Cosmos 1408 satellites that was an integral part of a […]
FCC adopts new ‘5-Year Rule’ For Deorbiting Satellites
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in Low Earth Obit (LEO) to dispose of their satellites within 5 years of completing their missions. The new […]
National Space Society statement regarding the Orbital Sustainability Act of 2022
On September 12th, the Orbital Sustainability Act of 2022 (ORBITS Act) was introduced to the Senate — this bipartisan bill, championed by Senators Maria Cantwell, John Hickenlooper, Cynthia Lummis, and […]
NASA funding projects to study space sustainability
As part of NASA‘s efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy […]
SCOUT wins two STTR awards from U.S. Space Force SpaceWERX
SCOUT Space Inc. has been granted two STTR awards through the Orbital Prime program by SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. SCOUT was awarded two STTRs in […]
Benchmark Space Systems intends to keep popular orbits safer with their new Collision Avoidance Kit (CoLA)
With the most popular, revenue-generating orbits increasingly congested, Benchmark Space Systems has unveiled a breakthrough Collision Avoidance (ColA) Kit, featuring the firm’s heritage propulsion technology in a condensed package that […]
Copernicus Sentinel-1B decommissioned by ESA / EC due to a December 23, 2021, satellite anomaly
On December 23, 2021, the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-1B experienced an anomaly related to the instrument electronics power supply provided by the satellite platform, leaving the spacecraft unable to […]
Inmarsat publishes their new + far-reaching Space Sustainability Report
Inmarsat has issued a far-reaching report on sustainability in space calling on industry operators, national governments and regulators to take coordinated action to reduce space debris, enhance safety and better manage the […]
First Structural Metal Cutting In Space Demo By Nanoracks + Maxar Will Be Aboard The SpaceX Transporter 5 Rideshare Mission
Voyager and Nanoracks have announced that the first Outpost demonstration mission (Outpost Mars Demo-1) is expected to launch this month aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare flight. This mission is part […]