Space Debris

by Adriano B.Space Hippie, Nike’s exploratory footwear collection constructed with “space junk” — transformed factory and post-consumer waste — marries sustainable practices and radical design. Each of the four Space Hippie silhouettes provides a unique aesthetic and fit — including traditional laces and laceless designs. The manufacturing, which employs about…

SpaceX's Demo-2 mission, launched with a Falcon 9 rocket, lifts off with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley inside a Crew Dragon spaceship.SpaceXSpaceX has successfully launched into orbit its first human passengers: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.The astronauts lifted off at 3:22 p.m. ET on Saturday while…

There is a great deal of space junk. About 20,000 objects like satellites and space debris are in orbit around the Earth. What do do? Matthew Burgess has an idea: orbital use fees. Here’s more from Phys.Org:Orbital use fees would also increase the long-run value of the space industry, said…

Countries should levy an "orbit congestion charge" on satellite operators to tackle the growing concentration of space junk cluttering the skies, researchers said on Monday, but with some doubting the practicalities of such a fee.From dead satellites to bits of rockets, the amount of debris orbiting the planet is already…

There are an estimated 900,000 pieces of space debris larger than 1 cm orbiting the Earth, with only a small proportion of them tracked. The UK Space Agency is providing up to £1 million for organisations to come up with smart solutions to this problem by using cost effective ways…

The buildup of space debris is a serious problem that won’t be going away anytime soon, with thousands of pieces of junk currently in orbit around the Earth. A team of researchers has put forward a novel way to keep things in check, making a case for charging satellite operators…

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) wants to hear from anyone with novel ideas for how to track all the pieces of debris now moving in orbit.UKSA has £1m to dispense in grants for smart new solutions.There are about 900,000 redundant objects larger than 1cm circling overhead.Even the smallest items are…

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Space is getting crowded. Aging satellites and space debris crowd low-Earth orbit, and launching new satellites adds to the collision risk. The most effective way to solve the space junk problem, according to a new study, is not to capture debris or deorbit old satellites: it’s an international agreement to…

The NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley during a dress rehearsal on Saturday ahead of NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.SpaceX via TwitterSpaceX is preparing to fly its first humans to orbit aboard a new Crew Dragon spaceship.The Demo-2 mission, as it's called, is a high-stakes…