TOKYO — A House of Representatives bill would direct NASA to begin work on an asteroid mission in collaboration with industry, as well as a space debris inspection mission. The House Appropriations Committee released the report accompanying its commerce, justice and science (CJS) spending bill on July 8, a day before a markup by the … Read more
Earlier this year the The peace of a Florida neighborhood was disturbed when a piece of junk from the international space station crashed through a house. This was followed in May by a 90-pound piece of a SpaceX Dragon ship crashing into a camping resort in North Carolina, raising the question: are space agencies doing … Read more
NASA has confirmed that pieces of debris found throughout the North Carolina mountains are the remains of SpaceX Crew Dragon hardware that re-entered the atmosphere in May 2024. The largest piece of debris was found on May 22 along a mountain resort hiking trail; it was about the size of a standard car hood and … Read more
NASA’s new OTPS report identifies cost-effective methods for orbital debris management, emphasizing immediate risk and cost assessments over a 30-year period. Credit: SciTechDaily.com New data analysis suggests so NASA and its partners may have discovered more cost-effective ways to tackle the growing problem of orbital debris than previously thought. NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and … Read more