August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... sustainability has been a topic of discussion among academics and technologists for decades, the importance of protecting Earth’s orbital environment and the expanding sphere of our domain has never been more topical. Mert Evirgen reviews the...
October 2019
Electric orbit raising and space weather
... arrays due to space weather effects may result in a drop in output power equivalent to many years in the geostationary orbit environment. Alexander Lozinski explains the effects and the risks involved for satellites using electric...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... of innovative and creative uses of the orbital environment that will, unfortunately, have an unprecedented impact... focused on utilising low Earth orbit (LEO). However, the revolution in the way we use the orbital environment has not been cost-free ...
May 2024
Out of this world – NASA’s textile technicians and innovations for space voyages
...-18-NASA which tested coatings, quantum dots, lunar regolith composites, and other materials in the low Earth orbit environment for potential future uses. For example, protective coatings of polymer film with aluminium on the surfaces of a spacecraft...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... event. Now is the optimal time for all stakeholders to be proactive, heeding the warning signs from the orbital environment and learning the lessons from terrestrial industries before a catastrophic and expensive disaster in space occurs. About...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... licencing process has not considered the impact of the authorised (from a radio perspective) space systems on the orbital environment, on orbital operations in LEO, and other factors such as post-mission disposal. This has only been a consideration...
