October 2015
The Global Space Governance Study – A new regulatory framework for New Space?
... retrofit, and servicing, possible active orbital debris removal from LEO, solar power satellites, space mining, planetary defence, space tourism, hypersonic transportation, and commercial activities in protospace (the area above commercial air space...
March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... Moon – this time in a totally different manner – would meet all these criteria. Additionally, it could help with planetary defence, which means protecting Earth from the hazards of impacting asteroids or comets. To venture into the unknown is in our...
05 March 2018
Asteroid tracking program adds Google Cloud and AGI as tech partners
... within the coming decade, last year the Asteroid Institute embarked upon a project to advance the field of planetary defence with advance cutting-edge technologies. This technology is in the shape of ADAM, an analytical tool to identify, track...
08 May 2019
Tests start on first design of 'wafer scale' spacecraft
... is being targeted. And their uses are potentially endless; mitigating space debris, boosting Earth-orbiting satellites, planetary defence against wayward asteroids and comets or even remotely powering distant solar system outposts noted Lubin. “Some...
29 November 2019
Hera mission is approved as ESA receives biggest ever budget
...follow-up with a detailed post-impact survey of the Pyramid-sized moon to see if the experience can be used as a planetary defence technique. ESA Ministers also secured a smooth transition to the next generation of launchers: Ariane 6 and Vega-C, and...
24 March 2023
Close approach to Earth and Moon of newly discovered asteroid
... ‘city killer’ striking Earth, but its close approach offers a great opportunity for observations,” said ESA’s planetary defence chief Richard Moissl. The asteroid was discovered about a week ago and although that doesn’t seem...
