Study of a Gossamer Sail and Its Application to LEO Spacecraft for Space Debris Mitigation and Attitude Control

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Ham ◽  
Kuo-Chi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Control ◽  
Space Debris ◽  
Debris Mitigation

Space Debris Mitigation as an International Law Obligation

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-335
Author(s):  
Lawrence Li
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Space Debris ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
International Responsibility ◽  
International Liability ◽  
International Instruments ◽  
Space Activities ◽  
Proper Interpretation ◽  
Debris Mitigation

Human space activities have grown rapidly in recent decades, but the international legal framework, comprising of the five space treaties, has largely remained unchanged since the 1980s. One of the consequences is that international responsibility and liability for space debris, which is a major hazard to space activities, have also remained uncertain for years. Nonetheless, States have responded to these problems by implementing national voluntary measures. More importantly, two major non-binding international instruments have been laid down by the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee and the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, respectively. This article argues that, in light of recent States practice established under these international instruments, and a proper interpretation of the space treaties, it has been recognised by the international community that States are obliged to mitigate the generation of space debris, a failure of which will lead to international liability.

ADEO: the European commercial passive de-orbit subsystem family enabling space debris mitigation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Stelzl ◽  
Ernst K. Pfeiffer ◽  
Hugo Garcia Hemme ◽  
Peter Lindenmaier ◽  
Arne Riemer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Debris ◽  
Debris Mitigation

Space Debris Mitigation in France, Germany, Italy and United Kingdom

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1035-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Portelli ◽  
Fernand Alby ◽  
Richard Crowther ◽  
Uwe Wirt
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Space Debris ◽  
Debris Mitigation
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