Russian space agency Roscosmos has filed a patent for a satellite shield system that aims to protect spacecraft from colliding with dangerous objects in space. According to the patent, which was filed this past weekend with Russia's intellectual property bureau, Rospatent, the shield comprises two layers of aluminum plates covered in staggered conical, hard-alloy spikes. The…

Millennium Space Systems, New Zealand-based launch provider Rocket Lab, and TriSept, one of the commercial space industry’s original rideshare and mission management service providers, have partnered to send small satellites into orbit that will de-orbit dangerous space debris in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Several 25-kilogram (kg) Millennium-built “Raptor” small satellites will launch on a TriSept-managed rideshare…

As global space activity expands and accelerates, our space environment, naturally, becomes more congested. There have been nearly 9,000 satellites launched to date. Out of those 9,000, only 5,000 are currently maintaining orbit, and out of those, only 1,950 are operational – leaving a lot of unknowns. Efforts to maintain our orbital environment aren’t keeping…

The government of Luxembourg and Canadian technology company NorthStar Earth and Space are a launching a "Clean Space" initiative to foster sustainability in space. The Clean Space initiative would evaluate the use of NorthStar Earth and Space Information services with the support of Luxembourg's insurance, financial, and satellite operator communities to address some key issues…