Space safety

NASA concluding study on impacts of methane rocket explosions

By Paul Brinkmann September 4, 2026

NASA is targeting the middle of this month to wrap up a test campaign that...

Space safety

This AI prediction model could help shield future lunar habitats against micrometeorites

By Paul Marks April 14, 2026

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Orbital safety needs independent eyes, not centralized trust 

By Moriba Jah March 30, 2026

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Collision avoidance for the moon

By Keith Button February 23, 2026

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Paper: Sonic booms could reveal where debris has fallen after uncontrolled reentries

By Paul Marks January 22, 2026

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Look up: Planetary scientist urges development of spacecraft that could divert a ‘planet killer’ comet

By Paul Brinkmann January 13, 2026

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A conversation with Donald Kessler

By Jonathan Coopersmith September 22, 2025

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Our recklessness in space risks life and limb on Earth

By Moriba Jah September 1, 2024

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One very bad day

By Mike Gruss July 1, 2024

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Two ideas to help FCC curb orbital debris

By Moriba Jah July 1, 2024

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Understanding the misunderstood Kessler Syndrome

By Jon Kelvey March 1, 2024

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Space janitor

By Keith Button January 1, 2024

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Taming dead satellites

By Paul Marks January 1, 2024

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‘The sky is falling’: Let’s reduce the false positives in conjunction data messages

By Moriba Jah January 1, 2024

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Fining DISH Network for debris sets a necessary precedent

By Moriba Jah December 1, 2023

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Mastering space traffic management

By Jon Kelvey November 1, 2023

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Let’s rate spacecraft operators for sustainability

By Moriba Jah May 1, 2023

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The harshest reality

By Jon Kelvey April 1, 2023

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Inflatable heat shields: How to generate the needed gas

By Keith Button January 3, 2023

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Industry must help the U.S. government meet its responsibility for orbital safety

By Moriba Jah November 1, 2022

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Satellite industry leaders call for new era of cooperation on space traffic management

By Paul Brinkmann October 24, 2022

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What pilots and sea captains can teach us about collision avoidance in space

October 1, 2022

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Speaking up about “best practices” for space safety

By Sandy Magnus, AIAA fellow October 1, 2022

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Environmentalism on Earth points the way to responsibility in space

By Moriba Jah October 1, 2022

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FROM AIAA: Institute releases “Satellite Orbital Safety Best Practices” reference guide

By The AIAA Communications Team September 8, 2022

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Calls grow for a safer Mars Sample Return

By Paul Marks June 1, 2022

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The missing ingredient for assigning fault in space

By Moriba Jah May 1, 2022

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Active debris removal rule No. 1 must be “do no harm”

April 1, 2022

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Hope for solving space debris

By Jonathan O'Callaghan April 1, 2022

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Space traffic pros need to know what the traffic looks like

By Moriba Jah March 1, 2022

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Please look up

By Moriba Jah February 1, 2022

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Holding Russia accountable for its ASAT test

By Moriba Jah January 1, 2022

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Space racer

By Ben Iannotta January 1, 2022

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Act now, before we’re trapped on Earth

January 1, 2022

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U.S., Russia disagree about impact of satellite destruction

By Cat Hofacker November 16, 2021

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Preventing a bad day for SLS

By Keith Button November 1, 2021

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Space rescue: The lessons from history that could save lives

By Paul Marks November 1, 2021

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Dodging debris

By Paul Marks July 1, 2021

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In his words: Don Kessler on orbital debris and pandemics

By Don Kessler April 7, 2020

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Trump promises “Space Force,” takes on space debris

By Tom Risen June 18, 2018