The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is concerned about the potential risks posed by SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, while SpaceX is dismissive of these concerns. The Starlink satellites are designed to operateContinue Reading
Space junk is a serious problem, a point which NASA has been stressing of late. The European Space Agency’s mission,experimental mission, Clearspace-1, which aimed to remove a significant piece of debrisContinue Reading
Researchers from UCL, Cambridge, and MIT constructed a three-dimensional model to investigate the impact of rocket launches and re-entry in 2019, as well as the impact of expected space tourismContinue Reading
SpinLaunch, a startup is aiming to electrify space launches, picked Spaceport America in New Mexico as its first location. Unlike most space-launch companies, SpinLaunch hopes to transition away from usingContinue Reading
Space junk has been building ever since Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957. Since then, earthlings have clogged the space around the planet with derelict rocket bodies, dead spacecraft,Continue Reading
Earth’s orbit is becoming increasingly littered with our leftover garbage. More than 27,000 pieces of orbital debris of varying sizes are being tracked by the Department of Defense’s global SpaceContinue Reading
Climate change may be making our space junk problem even worse. The rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet’s upper atmosphere are causing its density to drop. That lower densityContinue Reading
Japanese company, Sumitomo Forestry and Kyoto University have joined forces to develop what they hope will be the world’s first satellites made out of wood by 2023. Sumitomo Forestry, partContinue Reading
