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An earlier article laid out problems of congestion and debris in space and the danger this poses to growth of the space economy. Solutions to solve this are emerging.

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is backing Clearspace and Astroscale to design missions to help clear hazardous space junk. The contracts - worth £4 million -

Astroscale has suspended its ELSA-d demonstration mission in Earth orbit after detecting "anomalous spacecraft conditions," the Japanese startup announced on Twitter Wednesday (Jan. 26).

10th May 2021 12:11 pm Dealing with the growing problem of space debris is vital for the continuation of the satellite industry and crewed spaceflight. Andrew Wade reports. Satellite technology has come a long way since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 in 1957, its simple, hypnotic radio signal belying the monumental changes it would herald. In the intervening years, Earth’s inhabitants have come to rely on satellites for everything from TV broadcasting and GPS to weather forecasting and...