Satellite Batteries Pose Significant Space Debris Risks

Satellite Batteries Pose Significant Space Debris Risks

ESA is looking for a way to achieve full shut-down for these devices

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 17th, 2014
No Collision-Avoidance Maneuvers Scheduled for ISS in 2014

No Collision-Avoidance Maneuvers Scheduled for ISS in 2014

Experts say the lab will not be endangered by space junk this year

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2014
JAXA Wants to Fish for Space Debris via Magnetic Nets

JAXA Wants to Fish for Space Debris via Magnetic Nets

The agency has teamed up with a fishing equipments manufacturer

DARPA Telescope to Begin Tracking Space Debris

DARPA Telescope to Begin Tracking Space Debris

The instrument is now being delivered for installation in Australia

New Method of Tracking Space Debris Uses Radio Stations

New Method of Tracking Space Debris Uses Radio Stations

The approach could save billions of dollars in potential damages

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 23rd, 2013
The Pentagon Takes to Recycling Old Satellites

The Pentagon Takes to Recycling Old Satellites

Whatever scraps are collected will be used to build new satellites, DARPA says

DARPA Takes to Recycling Dead Satellites

DARPA Takes to Recycling Dead Satellites

Robots will be sent to collect whatever space junk they can find, bring it back to Earth

Failed Russian Rocket Explodes Above the Earth Creating More Debris for the ISS to Dodge

Failed Russian Rocket Explodes Above the Earth Creating More Debris for the ISS to Dodge

The upper stage of a Russian rocket failed to burn and remained in orbit filled with fuel

Space Debris Close to the ISS Now Kept Under Surveillance

Space Debris Close to the ISS Now Kept Under Surveillance

It is currently unclear whether the station will have to change orbits

SETI, USAF Cooperate in Tracking Orbital Debris

SETI, USAF Cooperate in Tracking Orbital Debris

This is essential for ensuring the safety of spacecraft and satellites

ISS Astronauts Endangered by Space Junk Today

ISS Astronauts Endangered by Space Junk Today

They will seek refuge in the lifeboats docket to the ISS

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 9th, 2012
New Orbital Debris Tracking System Put to the Test

New Orbital Debris Tracking System Put to the Test

When activated, it will replace a decades-old precursor

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 25th, 2012
Keeping the Orbital Debris Problem in Check

Keeping the Orbital Debris Problem in Check

Experts propose a relatively easy-to-implement solution

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2012
Swiss Spacecraft May Clean Orbits of Debris

Swiss Spacecraft May Clean Orbits of Debris

Researchers are working towards creating janitor satellites

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 31st, 2012
Solar Winds May Help Remove Space Junk from Orbit

Solar Winds May Help Remove Space Junk from Orbit

The phenomena help swell up Earth's thermosphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2012
ISS Narrowly Avoids Space Debris in Orbit

ISS Narrowly Avoids Space Debris in Orbit

The entire facility had to be moved out of harm's way

Phobos-Grunt Will Crash to Earth Next Weekend

Phobos-Grunt Will Crash to Earth Next Weekend

The spacecraft's orbit is slowly decaying even now

 
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