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Space Debris

“US on high alert” – China’s satellites display unprecedented combat maneuvers in space

March 23, 2025

In an unprecedented development highlighting the escalating militarization of space, Chinese satellites have been observed conducting complex “dogfighting” maneuvers in low Earth orbit, a move that has prompted serious concerns […]

Filed Under: Astroscale Japan, China, Cybersecurity Services, Defense Cybersecurity, Intelligence Gathering, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Military, Military Operations, Russia, Satellite Maneuvers, Space Assets, Space Debris, United States Space Force (USSF)

Turion Space selects Blink software modem to provide ground comms for DROID satellites

March 9, 2025

Amphinicy Technologies and Turion Space have selected the Blink software modem for ground communications for DROID satellites. As Turion prepares for the launch of DROID.002, Blink will play a crucial […]

Filed Under: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amphinicy Technologies, AWS, AWS Ground Station, Blink software modem, Business Moves, Comms, Croatia, Debris Mitigation, Digital Modems, DROID (Turion Space), In-Orbit Servicing (IOS), In-Space Servicing, LEO, Modems, Modems, News, On-Orbit Inspections, On-Orbit Servicing, Orbital Debris, Robotic Servicing, Satellite servicing, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Bus, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Markets, smallsats, Software Defined Modems, Software-Defined Modem, Space Debris, Space Debris Removal, Space Domain Awareness, Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Spacecrat Servicing, Turion Space

Minimising space debris

February 6, 2025

By Chris Forrester There are some 25,000 objects, at least the size of a softball, orbiting the Earth and more than 100 million smaller pieces, according to NASA.  Moderator Steve […]

Filed Under: Orbital Space Debris, Space Debris, Space Debris Detection, Space Debris Management, Space Debris Mitigation, Space Debris Monitoring Tagged With: SmallSat Symposium Updates

Astroscale’s ADRAS-J achieves historic 15 meter approach to space debris

December 12, 2024

Astroscale Japan Inc. has announced that the firm’s commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), successfully approached a large piece of space debris — a rocket […]

Filed Under: Active Debris Removal (ADR), ADRAS-J (Astroscale), Astroscale, Astroscale Japan, Debris Tracking, News, Orbital Debris, Orbital Space Debris, SmallSat, Smallsat Demo Mission, Smallsat Development, Smallsat In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD), Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Missions, smallsats, Space Debris, Space Debris Awareness Spectrum Research, Space Debris Detection, Space Debris Mitigation, Space Debris Removal

Space Data Association signs the Zero Debris Charter

December 8, 2024

The Space Data Association (SDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) decided last month to strengthen their cooperation on space safety and sustainability — the SDA signed the Zero Debris […]

Filed Under: European Space Agency (ESA), News, Space Data Association (SDA), Space Debris

Microsatellite project to monitor objects in space over Canada + the South Pole

October 11, 2024

The University of Manitoba (UM) and Magellan Aerospace (Magellan), in collaboration with Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) science and technology organization, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), and the […]

Filed Under: Debris Tracking, Imaging Sensor, Imaging System, Imaging Technology, LEO, Magellan Aerospace, Microsatellites, Nanosatellite, On-Orbit Debris, Orbital Debris, Orbital Space Debris, SmallSat, SmallSat Builds, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Components, Smallsat Contract, SmallSat Design, Smallsat Development, Smallsat Manufacturing, Smallsat Markets, Smallsat Missions, Space Debris, Space Debris Awareness Spectrum Research, Space Debris Detection, University of Manitoba

UK Space Agency awards new contract to ClearSpace to accelerate space debris removal mission

September 11, 2024

After successfully completing the preliminary design phase of the CLEAR mission, ClearSpace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Space Agency to further develop the mission.  ClearSpace has […]

Filed Under: Active Debris Removal (ADR), Business Moves, ClearSpace, ClearSpace-1 Mission, Contracts, Critical Design Review (CDR), Debris Tracking, Funding, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Mission Solutions, Orbital Debris, Space Debris, UK Space Agency

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn commercial astronauts’ mission launch date moved again

September 4, 2024

A new date, Saturday, September 7th, from 12:38 AM – 4:09 AM PDT, has been named for the Polaris Dawn mission sending astronauts who will attempt the first spacewalk of […]

Filed Under: Apollo 11, Astronaut Missions, Astronauts, Biological & Scientic Experiments On-Orbit, Booster Recovery, Experiments, Extravehicular Activity (EVA), Falcon 9, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), In-Space Research, Launch, Launch Complex 39A (Kennedy Space Center), Launch Delay, Launch Services, Space Debris, Space Safety, Spacewalking System, SpaceX, Starlink

SpaceX’s new launch date for Polaris Dawn’s mission that includes risks for astronauts

September 3, 2024

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is now looking at Friday as the launch date. The company had originally received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch early Wednesday morning, with […]

Filed Under: Apollo 11, Astronaut Missions, Astronauts, Booster Recovery, Extravehicular Activity (EVA), Falcon 9, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), In-Space Research, Space Debris, SpaceX, Starlink

Space debris is not a game… or is it? Astroscale debuts debris removal sim

August 5, 2024

Astroscale Ltd. (“Astroscale UK”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), has launched the company’s new awareness-raising tool, the SPACE PROTECTOR.   SPACE PROTECTOR is an immersive simulation that puts […]

Filed Under: Active Debris Removal (ADR), Astroscale, Astroscale US, Orbital Space Debris, Satellite Operations Center, SmallSat, smallsats, Space Debris, Space Debris Detection, Space Debris Management, Space Debris Mitigation, SPACE PROTECTOR Game (Astroscale)

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