#Spacejunk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/space-junk-is-on-the-rise-and-no-one-is-in-charge-of-cleaning-it-up/

There’s a lot of trash on the Moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste. And with more missions, comes more garbage.

@TheConversationUS explores the problem of space junk: https://flip.it/xsYEuT

#Moon #Space #SpaceJunk #NASA

Ars Technica: Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up https://arstechnica.com/?p=1964644 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #lowearthorbit #syndication #spacejunk #Science #Space #NASA

Space junk is on the rise, and no one is in charge of cleaning it up - Enlarge / An artist's conception of space junk orbiting Earth. (credit:... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1964644 #lowearthorbit #syndication #spacejunk #science #space #nasa

My friends and I in undergrad (at the institute of aerospace studies) used to call this the stupidity shield.

This is the vital shield that will ultimately protect the rest of the universe from human stupidity

#SpaceJunk

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/space-junk-is-on-the-rise-and-no-one-is-in-charge-of-cleaning-it-up/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The Irony. ClearSpace-1 Couldn't Clean up Space Debris Because its Target Already Got hit by Space Debris, Creating Even More Space Debris.

The European Space Agency's ClearSpace-1 satellite was zeroing in on the spent payload adaptor from a 2013 rocket launch. Its task would be to extend arms, grab the chunk of debris, hug it tightly, and then pull it back into the Earth's atmosphere, de-orbiting and removing it from low-Earth orbit. On August 10th, mission controllers detected multiple pieces of space debris near its target - debris that was probably dislodged from it in the recent past. They're now scrutinizing the situation to plan their next step in the mission.

#esa #spacejunk #clearspace1

https://www.universetoday.com/162885/the-irony-clearspace-1-couldnt-clean-up-space-debris-because-its-target-already-got-hit-by-space-debris-creating-even-more-space-debris/

A Satellite Deployed a Drag Sail and Removed Itself from Orbit Five Years Early

Satellites in low Earth orbit will eventually re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up. How long this takes depends on the altitude and the shape of the satellite. A new CubeSat built by a team of students deployed a drag sail made of lightweight Kaplon fabric, dramatically increasing its surface area. This caused the satellite to re-enter the atmosphere five years earlier than it would have taken without the sail, decreasing the time it could contribute to the problem of space debris.

#spacejunk

https://www.universetoday.com/162964/a-satellite-deployed-a-drag-sail-and-removed-itself-from-orbit-five-years-early/

Some #spacejunk just got smacked by more #space #junk, complicating cleanup
https://www.popsci.com/technology/esa-clearspace-junk/

Humans. Always barging into a pristine landscape like they own the less and leaving a mess. But at least future space archaeologists will have job security.

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/science/2023/8/24/23844280/india-moon-landing-russia-crash-lunar-south-pole-science-consequences-junk

#SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk

Hackaday Links: August 13, 2023 - Remember that time when the entire physics community dropped what it was doing to ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/13/hackaday-links-august-13-2023/ #roomtemperaturesuperconductor #researchplatform #hackadaycolumns #machinelearning #superconductor #termsofservice #hackadaylinks #semiconductor #interconnect #trainingdata #skepticism #spacejunk #pimoroni #scripps #slider #debunk #heist #lk-99 #orbit #theft #eula #flip #zoom #leo #meo #tos #ai

The European Space Agency deftly guided one of its satellites toward a fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere Friday, demonstrating a new method of post-mission disposal to ensure the spacecraft would not fall into any populated areas or remain in orbit as unpowered #SpaceJunk.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/european-satellite-plunges-back-to-earth-in-first-of-its-kind-assisted-re-entry/

#Satellite guided to assisted crash in #Atlantic in world first -

#EuropeanSpaceAgency brought down defunct #Aeolus #WeatherMonitoring craft in unprecedented manoeuvre
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/28/british-satellite-guided-to-assisted-crash-in-atlantic-in-space-first #Space #SpaceJunk

Hackaday Links: July 23, 2023 - It may be midwinter in Perth, but people still go to the beach there, which led to... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/23/hackaday-links-july-23-2023/ #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #thermonuclear #oppenheimer #australia #meteoroid #sharpness #spacejunk #obsidian #ibmpcjr #knapped #slider #fusion #meteor #uptime #flint #edge #v20

#TIL this is not what #Devo's "Space Junk" was written about. Also, #NASA got fined for #littering https://www.space.com/skylab-space-station-fall-40-years.html #skylab #nasa #spacejunk

Maintenant, devinez quoi ? Les déchets spatiaux d'Elon bousillent aussi la radioastronomie. 🔥 🌟

De nouvelles observations radio astronomiques confirment l'existence d'un rayonnement électromagnétique involontaire émanant de grandes constellations de satellites.

Quelqu'un est surpris ?
Et, le plan est de le laisser lancer 30.000 de ces saloperies !

Il y a une pétition ici : https://www.change.org/p/stop-spacex-starlink-from-spoiling-outer-space-for-humanity

#SpaceX #StarLink #SpaceJunk
@mastodonmigration

If There Were a War in Space, Debris Would Destroy all Remaining Satellites in About 40 Years https://www.universetoday.com/162280/if-there-were-a-war-in-space-debris-would-destroy-all-remaining-satellites-in-about-40-years/ #rendezousandproximityoperations #collisionalcascade #kesslersyndrome #anti-satellite #weaponsinspace #satellites #spacejunk #science #asat #iss #rpo #war

First sat of the night is "RapidEye 2". Launched in 2008, by a company that no longer exists. The company that bought the satellite constellation retired it.

So just old useless tech orbiting Earth.

#SpaceJunk ID 33312

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RapidEye

Were you looking for a #spacejunk #spacedebris #satellites tracker?

https://wayfinder.privateer.com/

#space

@astrolori

Perhaps this. The second oldest artificial satellite in space NORAD 00012. Launch date February 17, 1959.

I have pictures of it in the archive here:

https://spacecruft.fit/sats/00012/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_2

The oldest object still in orbit is ID 00005.

That sat has been circling Earth, needlessly, since 1959! #SpaceJunk #RocketBody

"How to Fix the Pollution of Orbital Debris" by @ToryBruno, CEO @ULAlaunch - It's time to take #SpaceJunk seriously and treat it like pollution/spills with economic incentives for prevention and cleanup https://medium.com/@ToryBrunoULA/how-to-fix-the-pollution-of-orbital-debris-d4a766c563ee #space #environment #business