New UK Space Fund aims to make space safer
By Staff Writers, Published by Space Daily, 14 July 2021 London UK (SPX) - One of the biggest challenges facing the space sector is orbital congestion and space debris. There
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As Space Junk Multiplies, Pentagon Is Stuck Tracking It for Civilians
By Jacqueline Feldscher, Published by Defense One, 27 May 2021 Private industry is launching at a pace with which the military’s space-surveillance system can’t keep up. Now lawmakers say the
OneWeb launches sixth batch of internet satellites
By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 26 April 2021 The London-based satellite operator OneWeb has just put up its sixth batch of broadband internet spacecraft. Thirty-six new platforms were
Space Junk Removal Is Not Going Smoothly
By Leonard David, Published by Scientific American, 14 April 2021 A Space Age “tragedy of the commons” is unfolding right under our nose—or, really, right over our head—and no consensus
The Space Rush: New US Strategy Must Bring Order, Regulation
By Hoss Cartwright and Deborah Lee James, Published in Breaking Defense, 26 March 2021 How strategically important is space, beyond spy and communications satellites? This opinion piece by Hoss Cartwright,
Astroscale, the British company on a mission to tidy up space
By Ben Spencer, Published in the Sunday Times, 14 March 2021 A British craft pioneering efforts to clear junk from the Earth’s orbit will attempt to grab a satellite travelling
The race to clean up outer space
By Nitin Sreedhar, Published in Mint Lounge - 16 January 2021 Earth's orbit has become so crowded with defunct satellites and debris that scientists worry about accidental collisions affecting new
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