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 are currently around 3,000 working satellites in orbit, and an estimated 130 million other pieces of debris, including old satellites,
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 7 June 2021 When defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere, they leave behind chemicals that could damage the ozone layer and affect how much light Earth absorbs. Chemicals released as defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere could damage Earth’s protective ozone layer if plans
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 Commerce Department’s fix is running late. It’s been nearly three years since the U.S. Commerce Department was ordered to start
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 launched from Russia's Far East, bringing the total in-orbit constellation to 182. Another two batch deliveries should see OneWeb rolling
By Nicole Mortillaro, Published by CBC News, 22 April 2021 Rocket launches are a breathtaking culmination of human ingenuity as they propel us into the future, but there is a growing concern that not enough research has been done on their effect on the environment. While some may be worried
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 yet exists on how to stop it. For more than a half-century, humans have been hurling objects into low-Earth orbit
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, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and former Air Force Secretary Debbie Lee James, makes it pretty
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 at 17,000mph More than 300 miles above the Earth, a high-stakes game of catch is about to begin. A small
