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Kessler Syndrome: Will We Be Able to Go to Space Anymore?
Last week, I was specially invited to a very important space strategy meeting by the French Space Agency (CNES). I was one of the few scientists invited to this workshop meeting, where there were many engineers and scientists from the French Space Agency, and besides me, there were scientists from space agencies such as America’s […]
The New FCC Report on Space Debris has Recommendation for Mitigating Space Debris
The FCC is cracking down on spent satellites left in LEO. In a FCC Space Debris report and order released yesterday, the commission revealed plans to cut the post-mission disposal time from the currently recommended 25 years to five years. The growing debris problem: The DoD’s Space Surveillance Network currently tracks ~27,000 pieces of debris […]
ESA Report on Space Debris and Space Debris Mitigation
ESA has Released a Report on Space Debris In almost 60 years of space activities, more than 4900 launches have placed some 6600 satellites into orbit, of which about 3600 remain in space. Less than a third – about 1100 – are still operational. This large amount of ‘dead’ space hardware has a total mass […]
Astroscale to Demonstrate Orbital Space Debris Removal
Astroscale said Feb. 17 it is preparing to resume an attempt to capture a satellite acting as a piece of debris in low Earth orbit, after pausing the demonstration three weeks ago to troubleshoot undisclosed problems. The Japanese startup has started moving its 175-kilogram servicer spacecraft closer to the 17-kilogram client satellite ahead of deciding […]
Space Debris Threat is Growing and Effecting Future Spaceflights
The threat posed by space junk (space debris) is growing — and the window for mitigating it is closing. Experts say the U.S. hasn’t done enough to combat the growing problem. Why it matters: Companies like SpaceX are working to launch hundreds of small satellites to already crowded orbits. Even if just a small percentage of […]