Since the beginning of the space era, the amount of debris generated in low Earth orbit has
been steadily increasing. Founded in 2013, Astroscale's mission is to provide reliable and …

This work presents the design of rendezvous and close proximity operations for an active
debris removal service for maintenance and disposal of a large constellation fleet. The …

Since the late 1950s, as the mankind has been exploring space, the amount of space debris
(spacecraft not removed from the orbit at the end of their service life, upper stages, as well as …

The problem of space debris must be addressed to avoid a cascading collision in the near
future that would critically damage humanity's space assets and dependent terrestrial …

ABSTRACT The novel End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration mission (ELSA-d)
mission promises to be a major step forward in demonstrating rendezvous and proximity …

Active debris removal missions are necessary to guarantee the safe and sustainable use of
space resources and environment in the future. The development of priority lists describing …

On-orbit servicing and on-orbit assembly represent very appealing mission concepts that
could facilitate the exploitation of the space environment. Autonomy is a critical requirement …

The paper considers the problem of capturing an uncooperative space debris object (target)
such as an orbital stage for further active debris removal from orbit with a tether using a …

Advancements in material science, manufacturing and sensor technologies, Artificial
Intelligence, and the Internet of Things have paved the way for fabricating new parts using …

Since the beginning of the space era, the amount of debris generated in low Earth orbit has
been steadily increasing. Recently, the rise of plans for large satellite constellations in low …