Focus: Space Debris

A ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario would result in the United Kingdom being removed from the European Union (EU) Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST) program and, essentially, losing a critical space debris...

Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) has confirmed the successful commissioning in-orbit of the RemoveDebris spacecraft, which was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 20, 2018. Spacecraft operators at SSTL...

Northrop Grumman launched its Cygnus spacecraft aboard an Antares rocket on Monday, which headed toward the International Space Station (ISS). Upon leaving the ISS, the spacecraft deployed six cube satellites...

LeoLabs, a commercial provider of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, closed a $13 million Series A financing round led by global investors WERU Investment...

Japanese space debris-removal company Astroscale is leading a 4 million euros ($4.69 million) grant from the U.K. government to help establish a National In-Orbit Servicing Control Facility at Satellite Applications...

  Despite skepticism from space industry analysts, Japanese entrepreneur Nobu Okada was certain that the emergence of satellite constellations would push operators to invest in orbital debris removal solutions. This...