International standards agency, ASTM International’s commercial spaceflight committee F47 has approved a new standard that will aid spaceports in developing descriptions of their sites and
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Category: Space traffic management
Outer space institute recommends measures to reduce risks posed by reentry of space debris
A joint workshop hosted by the Outer Space Institute (OSI), McGill’s Institute of Air & Space Law (IASL), and the Association of the Advancement of
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Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, releases plans for HAPS stratoport
Canary Islands Fuerteventura has released plans for the construction of Canarias Stratoport for Haps infrastructure for the take-off and landing of pseudo-satellites and high-altitude drones.
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Assessing risks posed by uncontrolled space object re-entries – Eurocontrol forum, 2 May
Eurocontrol is hosting a strategic webinar entitled: What is the real risk posed by uncontrolled space object re-entries to aviation? On 2 May 16.00-17.00 CEST.
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ClearSpace creates US subsidiary, expands orbital debris removal activities beyond Europe
Space technology company ClearSpace US is expanding into the US market through its subsidiary ClearSpace Today Inc. In 2020, the European Space Agency awarded ClearSpace
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Deutsche Telekom and European Space Agency sign MoU to support hybrid networks of the future
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Deutsche Telekom agreed in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona to work
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EASA publishes roadmap on higher airspace operations, initially focused on next 2-3 years
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a ‘Proposal for a Roadmap on Higher Airspace Operations (HAO)’ exploring the challenges of future operations in
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EuroHAPS to demonstrate three stratospheric platforms to improve ISR capabilities
Flight demonstrations using several stratospheric platforms are planned as part of the EUR43 million the EuroHAPS (High-Altitude Platform Systems) demonstration project. Thales Alenia Space, the
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NASA releases findings from a cost and benefit analysis of orbital debris remediation
NASA has released a new publication address the growing issue of space debris. Entitled ‘Cost and Benefit Analysis of Orbital Debris Remediation’, the report presents
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FAA spaceports report places US as international leader, with rapid growth overseas
An Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report on national spaceports policy delivered to Congress says the US is the international leader in spaceport development and operations.
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