Michael J. Listner

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Michael is an attorney and the founder/principal of Space Law and Policy Solutions, which is a firm that counsels governmental and private organizations on matters relating to space law and policy, including issues surrounding space debris. Michael serves as the Vice-President of Legal Affairs for the International Space Safety Foundation and on January 1, 2013 assumed the role of President and CEO (Interim) for the ISSF. Michael formally served as Space Safety Magazine's Legal and Policy Editor and its General Counsel. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Information Systems from Franklin Pierce University and obtained his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Regent University School of Law, and he is a member of the New Hampshire Bar. Michael can be contacted at michael.listner@spacesafetymagazine.com. Follow Michael on Twitter @ponder68.

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Satellite Tracking1

U.S. Strategic Command Seek SSA Cooperation With Allies

By Michael J. Listner on February 28, 2012

The CMD Command Center (CCC) inside Cheyenne Mountain, one of the center that provides data to U.S. STRATCOM (Source: Norad.mil). U.S. Strategic... Read more →

Debris Remediation

Swiss Open Political Door for Space Debris Removal

By Michael J. Listner on February 20, 2012

A rendition of Clean Space One shows how it will catch defunct satellites for removal from space (Credits: Swiss Space Center). The Swiss Space... Read more →

Kessler Syndrome1

Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251, Three Years Later

By Michael J. Listner on February 10, 2012

A map of the debris clouds just after the Irrium 33/Cosmos 2251 collision (Credits: Celestrak/AGI Viewer 9). February 10, 2012 marks the third... Read more →

Phobos Grunt1

The Enduring Saga of Phobos Grunt

By Michael J. Listner on January 31, 2012

Radar image of the Phobos-Grunt probe in Earth orbit prior to its January15 plunge (Credits: Fraunhofer FHR). Almost three months since the... Read more →

News2

Debris from Meridian communications satellite strikes residence on ‘cosmonaut street’

By Michael J. Listner on December 26, 2011

Debris from the failed launch of a Meridian dual-use communication satellite aboard a Soyuz 2.1-b rocket struck a residence located on 'cosmonaut... Read more →

Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry1

Phobos Grunt could impact Afghanistan on January 14th

By Michael J. Listner on December 26, 2011

According to Russian media, preliminary data from US STRATCOM's Joint Space Operation's Center predicts that debris from Phobos-Grunt could impact... Read more →