Portal Space Systems, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft, is partnering with an Australian startup to offer a commercial debris removal service.

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Katherine Courtney and Alice Gorman talk to Margaret Harris about the danger of space debris – and what we need to do about it Jettisoned junk A pallet of old batteries released into space from the ...

SpaceX opposed the agency's proposed rules, which would have required the safe removal of rocket parts from orbit.

India has 129 trackable space debris objects in orbit, confirmed in Parliament in March 2026. Here is how Isro plans to reach zero new debris by 2030.

Japan’s push to build satellites encased in wood has moved from curiosity to serious engineering, with researchers betting ...

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Space debris as a research area focuses on the characterization, modeling, monitoring, and mitigation of artificial objects orbiting Earth that are no longer functional, including defunct satellites, ...

NASA’s orbital debris program officially began in 1979. Lacking an official program designation at the time, it was initiated in the Space Sciences Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) as a result of ...