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World’s first mission to remove space debris is struck by space debris
It now seems likely that the payload adapter chosen for the “world-first mission to remove a debris from…
Mysterious object washed ashore in Australia identified as Indian space debris
A mysterious object that washed out on a beach in Green Head, Western Australia is likely debris from…
Europe seeks a leading role in the mitigation and remediation of space debris
During the Paris Air Show 2023, the European space industry came together to address the pressing issue of…
France pledges not to conduct anti-satellite missile tests
France is the first to answer the call from the United Nations not to carry out testing of…
Kessler blackmail? Russia threatens to shoot down satellites used by Ukraine
US and other Western commercial satellites will be considered “legitimate targets” if they are used to aid the…
NASA delays ISS spacewalk due to space debris
The spacewalk of two ISS astronauts, which was scheduled to take place on November 30, had to be delayed for two days due…
Concerns over rise in space debris keep Airbus exec awake at night
The issue of space junk is keeping Airbus space executive Jean-Marc Nasr awake at night. Nasr, Head of…
Space junk: have we averted crisis?
Since the 1950s, humans have been sending probes and satellites into space. But we’ve also left behind a…
Chinese rocket debris descend uncontrollably towards Earth
The Long March 5B rocket carried the first of the three elements of the Chinese Space Station (SSC)…