Though the ERS-2 satellite is huge as far as space debris goes, it is expected to safely fall to the Earth without causing any harm or damage. A European Space […]
Space Debris
Orbital Lasers company formed by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation to tackle space debris
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has established Orbital Lasers Co., Ltd. — this milestone follows the announcement in June of 2020 to design and develop the payload of the world’s first […]
Secure World Foundation’s (Preprint) ‘Implementation of the UN COPUOS Space Sustainability Guidelines: Early Implementation’
In 2019, the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) adopted a set of 21 guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, the […]
RTX to track UK space assets with LEO observation system
Raytheon NORSS — RTX‘s (NYSE: RTX) UK-based space domain specialist – has been awarded a contract to provide the UK Space Agency with Space Surveillance and Tracking Services Data (SST) […]
Rocket Factory Augsburg names eight customers on second flight
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) and the German Space Agency in the German Aerospace Center (DLR) today announced the winners of the second round of the payload competition for German launcher […]
Celestia TTI-led consortium’s €9.9 million ESA contract develops Tracking Radar for LEO Space Debris Tracking in Greece
A consortium led by Celestia TTI has been awarded a €9.9 million contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a Tracking Radar for LEO Space Debris […]
Evasive maneuvers by ISS to avoid space debris
Interfax is reporting that the engines of the Progress MS-24 resupply spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) were burned on Friday to prevent the station’s possible collision with […]
Global Data: U.S. space sustainability legislation starts to shape space industry activity
Following the recent news that the U.S. government has issued a $150,000 dollar fine to Dish Network for leaving space debris in orbit, James Marques, the Associate Defense Analyst at GlobalData, […]
SCOUT to deliver space-based sensing payload for IARPA SINTRA
SCOUT Space Inc. has been selected as a subcontractor by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the R&D arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in support […]
Advanced Space-led team applying ML to detect orbital debris for IARPA
Advanced Space LLC. has been selected to apply Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to detect, track and characterize space debris for the IARPA Space Debris Identification and Tracking (SINTRA) program. Space […]