In 2020, the European Space Agency signed a contract with Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to "purchase a unique service: the ...
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Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?
Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage ...
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World’s first space junk insurance could shield satellites from orbital threats
California’s Arkisys and London’s Odin Space have teamed up to offer the first-ever insurance for space debris collisions.
The rapid increase in orbital debris, coupled with the growing demand for space-based services, has driven significant research into novel missions for debris removal and on-orbit servicing. These ...
Look in the night sky, and you’ll see planets, stars, maybe even a satellite. But what you don’t see are all the other objects floating around Earth -- also known as space junk. “Space debris put ...
A Space.com report examines how a tiny piece of space debris cracked a Chinese crew capsule window, triggered an emergency mission, and highlights growing risks from debris, weak global rules, and lim ...
The accumulation of space debris in Earth’s orbit poses a significant challenge to the sustainability of space operations and the safety of both crewed and uncrewed missions. Research in this field ...
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Scientists unveil a new fix to slow the growing space junk problem
Earth’s most valuable real estate is no longer on the ground but in orbit, and that neighborhood is getting dangerously ...
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