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"And with that, the 2023 season comes to an end." Re-capping some of our most viewed videos of Earth from space across our socials so far this year. Hopefully, you recognise a few...🌍🛰️ Stream Earth in 4K free: bit.ly/3ppaLBE #EarthFromSpace #SatelliteVideo #EarthFromAbove #SpaceTech #EarthFromAbove #OverviewEffect

Thanks to SpaceNews for giving attention to the important issue of space safety and sustainability. While there is widespread support for safety and sustainability, critical gaps remain that we can work together to address. I'm hoping to pick up conversations about this important topic with many of you at #SpaceSymposium this coming week. #39space #spacesafety #spacesustainability https://lnkd.in/d6CJGn8F Together, we can proactively plug space safety gaps With a growing presence in space, we must also have a growing focus on and consideration of space safety and new risks.

What’s the link between space tech and beavers? We’ll give you a clue: looking at beaver habitats from space could help to rejuvenate and restore drought-ridden natural environments. Learn more in our new blog post: https://bit.ly/3SPT22f #LEAP24 #spacetech #technology #naturalenvironments

SPACE4Cities first webinar, Demystifying space technologies for cities, communities and regions, recording is now available online. #space #cities #smartcity #buildenvironment https://lnkd.in/dSj7YF9X

📢 Breaking NEWS!! Space debris, yes, we see you from every angle! 👀 ADRAS-J has completed not one, but TWO fly-arounds of the upper stage, confirming the planned capture point has no major damage. This milestone sets the stage for future removal and a sustainable space environment! ADRAS-J is the world’s first attempt to safely approach, characterize and survey the state of an existing piece of large debris through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO). This groundbreaking mission has rendezvoused with an unprepared Japanese upper stage rocket body that is approximately 11 meters long, 4 meters in diameter, and weighs approximately 3 tons. After demonstrating safe approach and proximity operations with the object that is the size of a city bus, ADRAS-J has been gathering images and other data to assess its movement and structural condition. Unprepared objects in orbit are not designed with any technologies that enable docking or potential servicing or removal, heightening the complexity of operations. The information gained from these images will provide essential data that will support a future mission to capture and remove the object. About Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) Astroscale Japan has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and contracted as the partner for CRD2 Phase I. This phase aims to demonstrate technologies for removing large pieces of debris, among other applications, and has led to the development of ADRAS-J. CRD2 represents a new initiative by JAXA, with two primary goals: to develop debris removal technologies to address the growing space debris issue and to foster the commercial endeavors of Japanese companies. This project is carried out with JAXA’s support, including technical guidance, testing facilities, and the rights to research findings’ intellectual property. About Astroscale Astroscale is the global leader in on-orbit servicing, dedicated to the safe and sustainable development of space. The company delivers a variety of innovative and scalable on-orbit servicing solutions, including life extension, in-situ space situational awareness, end-of-life, and active debris removal. Since its first successful launch in March 2021, Astroscale has proven rendezvous and proximity operations technologies in orbit during the ELSA-d and ADRAS-J missions. Astroscale spacecraft have been selected for pioneering missions with JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and Eutelsat OneWeb. As more satellite operators adopt on-orbit servicing to routinely inspect, relocate, remove, and extend the life of spacecraft, the potential of a circular space economy — and a future of no waste in space — is being unlocked. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has a global presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Israel. www.astroscale.com. https://lnkd.in/gTfiV75Z #ShowtheWayADRASJ #SpaceDebris #NASA #JAXA

How do you safely remove spent rocket stages and other relatively large space debris? First, figure out how to rendezvous with the target, then perform an autonomous recon of it. Next up: getting closer and latching on to the target. #Astroscale #ADRAS_J

Another (fundamental) small step for in-orbit operation is achieved. 1.Inspection and environmental awareness Next: interception

Please check out my RAND colleague and co-author, Bruce McClintock, in this video. In it, Bruce talks about our recent report detailing the critical need for an international space traffic management organization.