Tagged: space debris

Debris Remediation

Synchronized Tumbling: Developing a Space Debris Removal Skill

By Guillaume Houdu on September 11, 2012

Astronaut Scott Kelly shows off the SPHERES satellites on ISS (Credits:... Read more →

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Proton Failure Fall-out Continues

By Merryl Azriel on September 11, 2012

A Proton-M rocket (Credits: RIA Novosti/Oleg Urusov). On August 6, a Proton-M... Read more →

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First SpaceWalk of Expedition 32 Complete

By Maria Fischer on August 21, 2012

The first EVA of Expedition 32 was conducted by Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight... Read more →

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Breeze-M Failure Yields Space Debris

By Merryl Azriel on August 9, 2012

The ill-fated August 6 Proton-M launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome (Credits:... Read more →

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Group Recommends ESA Subcontract on NASA’s Orion

By Maria Fischer on July 13, 2012

Orion capsule, with its eye catching solar arrays deployed (Credits: NASA). In... Read more →

Kessler Syndrome

A Primer on the Legal Issues Surrounding Space Debris Remediation, Part 1

By Michael J. Listner on July 6, 2012

The debris surrounding Earth poses legal as well as physical challenges (Credits: Roger... Read more →