24 June 2022
UK to lead review of space legislation and financial support for debris removal
... of initiatives to help protect the increasingly crowded near-Earth orbital environment. Its ‘Plan for Space Sustainability’ includes a review of secondary legislation and associated regulations, with a specific focus on orbital constellations which...
April 2024
Building the future of space manufacturing
... success of AMIA and the APCI. They are committed to building a prosperous space manufacturing ecosystem that will enable humanity to live and work in space sustainably and for the benefit of all. About the authors Jacob Mulder is Minister...
13 May 2023
Inmarsat boss calls for urgent action to reduce space debris
... Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the sixth in series of events focused on the theme of ‘A Global Effort for Space Sustainability’. Speakers included Peter Martinez, Executive Director of the Secure World Foundation, who drew parallels with the...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... influential participant in the subject of debris policy and research, and its Clean Space initiative at ESTEC has been a major contributor to space sustainability. ESA also funded several studies focused on debris removal as well as programmes such...
September 2021
Developing an in-orbit servicing and manufacturing economy
...EOL) procedures, thus protecting government and commercial space assets and creating a sustainable orbital environment. Thankfully, there is a growing international awareness of space sustainability risks and a growing commitment to address them. For...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... manned lunar lander with attached lunar rover and (far right) VAST’s Haven-1 private space station. Sustainability It is good that space sustainability is talked about in conferences such as this, but the community should be wary of over-academising...
