Dealing with space debris is an increasingly important aspect of spaceflight. Can we take it under control? What technical challenges will we need to overcome? What will it mean for the future of space infrastructure? Answering all these questions with Alex Godfrey from Astroscale.
? More about Astroscale ELSA-m:
https://www.universetoday.com/162029/a-new-mission-will-grab-dead-satellites-and-push-them-into-the-atmosphere-to-burn-up/
? More about Astroscale:
https://astroscale.com/
https://twitter.com/astroscale_HQ
? Support us on Patreon:
https://patreon.com/universetoday
? Suggest books in the book club:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club
00:00 Intro
01:19 How bad is space debris problem
07:39 Different orbits. Different treatment
11:21 Potential solutions
15:33 Technical challenges
20:45 ELSA-d and ELSA-m
23:38 How big is the potential market
26:10 Junk cleanup as part of space infrastructure
34:03 Future of space in 30-40 years
37:00 Regulating orbits
? VIDEO VERSION
#TODO_LINK
? EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.
Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter
? PODCASTS
Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/
? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain
Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday
Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday
Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday
? CONTACT FRASER
frasercain@gmail.com
⚖️ LICENSE
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)