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1 Mar 2022

Famous for its moonwatch, Omega lends time to Privateer space debris track https://trib.al/Dhrz8Yn

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5 Jan 2022

Part of a #Russian rocket that was launched in late December will make an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere at 6.44am on Thursday (UTC), with a range of +/- 6 hours, According to Astronomer @jremis 🚀

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5 Jan 2022

#Russian rocket parts making landfall in less than 24 hours

How #spacejunk could trap us on Earth

The UN ponders rules on #space weapons

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13 Dec 2021

Through the Drag and De-Orbit Device, Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua and his students at Embry-Riddle remove unneeded hardware from #orbit at the end of a #microsatellite's design life

All for less than $10,000 per unit.

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In the coming decades, increased launch activity risks congesting orbit

Number of Starlink Satellites to be launched by 2027

Launched objects as of April 2021, 66% of the total launched in 2020

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Total Increase in orbital objects year over year