Tag: space debris

An illustration of the ClearSpace-1 mission, which is set to launch in 2026.Illustration: ESA In a sad case of debris-on-debris crime, a defunct payload adapter that was chosen as the…

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s space start-up Privateer aims to bring satellite access to the masses through a global online marketplace. Satellite-based data is primarily available to governments, but the company…

A mighty wind satellite has been losing altitude at a steady pace of nearly one mile per day, falling towards the surface of Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) will…

It’s getting awfully crowded in low Earth orbit with more than 4,000 Starlink satellites currently in orbit and thousands more that will soon make their way up there. SpaceX’s internet…

ELSA-M | End of Life Services by Astroscale – MultipleMore than 27,000 pieces of orbital debris are currently being tracked by the Department of Defense’s global Space Surveillance Network, with…

ClearSpace A startup geared toward clearing up space junk now has a chance to test its technology after securing a ride aboard to orbit aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket. Switzerland-based…

The International Space Station has maneuvered out of the way of debris that was expected to come close to the orbital outpost on Monday night.

Debris from a Chinese rocket has made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere over Southeast Asia.

Scientists are calling for environmental protections of space to be put in place to account for the increasing number of satellite launches.

NASA is currently assessing the risk of a piece of orbiting junk that could come close to the space station early on Friday.