Astroscale’s space junk observation satellite has moved within striking distance to a discarded rocket upper stage that’s been floating around Earth for nearly 20 years, taking close-up pictures — preliminary to actually deorbiting the object in a future mission. The company released an image captured by its satellite from a distance of just 50 meters […]
LeoLabs lands new capital to help the U.S. keep track of space junk and adversarial satellite launches
The number of objects in space has risen dramatically over the past thirty years, and much of that is due to commercial companies unlocking new business cases and discovering cheaper ways to get to space. But that doesn’t mean there haven’t been growing pains — like increased congestion in orbit. For commercial satellite operators, the […]