Spacecraft could be fuelled by space junk collected in orbit
Spacecraft could soon be powered by space junk collected in orbit with a new engine that runs on scrap metal. British tech ...
An object struck a satellite in Earth's orbit, leaving a hole
The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and ...
Hackaday11 天
Flirting With Kessler: Why Space Debris Physics Make It Such An Orbital Pain
The 131 million represents the total number of known and estimated space debris objects in Earth orbit sized 1 mm and up, as per the European Space Agency. This comes on top of the approximately ...
Space.com13 天
Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)
In the video, a Boeing representative said the maneuver will help Boeing change the X-37B's altitude and "safely dispose of ...
Yahoo24 天
A Boeing-made satellite exploded in orbit and now there's space junk everywhere
There are roughly 3,000 dead satellites littered across space, along with 34,000 pieces of large space junk and millions of ... took some years off its orbit lifespan. It was also the second ...
Al Bawaba News24 天
Worries of Space debris as Boeing-built satellite blows in orbit
According to preliminary data, the satellite's demise was abrupt and featured a large energy release that sent debris into orbit. The U.S. Space Force stated it is monitoring 20 particles ...
Phys.org26 天
4,300 tons of space junk and rising: Another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes
30 blue whales of space junk The amount of debris in orbit around Earth is increasing rapidly. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates there are more than 40,000 pieces larger than 10cm in orbit ...
Space agencies tracking debris from Boeing-built satellite's explosion in orbit
The U.S. Space Force and Roscosmos are tracking potential threatening debris from a Boeing-built satellite that exploded in orbit. Intelsat said an anomaly triggered the explosion and the cause is ...