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With so many countries having sent vessels and satellites into space, signing international agreements to not only deal with space exploration but also with the liabilities, such as space debris, has become even more important now.

In 2025, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is scheduled to once again bring man and machine to the lunar surface, this time under the name of the Greek goddess...

Debris is piling up in Earth's orbit from decades of launches. Companies like Astroscale and ClearSpace are developing ways to remove some of that junk.

Debris is piling up in Earth's orbit from decades of launches. Companies like Astroscale and ClearSpace are developing ways to remove some of that junk.

Sec. 7. Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined

WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2023 (ENS) - The Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission Monday cracked down on the publicly traded Dish Network Corporation over the TV and technology company's failure "to properly deorbit" its EchoStar-7 satellite at the end of its mission. The EchoStar-7 was used to carry Dish's direct broadcast satellite service. Dish Network is fined $150,000 in the first space junk enforcement ever. The U.S. Federal Communications Com...

The commercialization of space flight and space exploration has given rise to many inventions being deployed into outer space and onto celestial bodies. Inventors seeking to enforce their patent rights are challenged by the territorial nature of intellectual property laws.

Maybe it's just me, but I have to wonder whether our growing reliance on modern technology and all...

Maybe it's just me, but I have to wonder whether our growing reliance on modern technology and all...

Greg Autry offers nine concrete policy proposals for keeping lunar orbits free of satellite congestion and debris.