[Interview] Dealing With Space Junk

Dealing with space debris is an increasingly important aspect of spaceflight. Can we take it under control? What technical challenges will we need to overcome? What will it mean for the future of space infrastructure? Answering all these questions with Alex Godfrey from Astroscale.👉 More about Astroscale ELSA-m:https://www.universetoday.com/162029/a-new-mission-will-grab-dead-satellites-and-push-them-into-the-atmosphere-to-burn-up/👉 More about Astroscale: https://astroscale.com/https://twitter.com/astroscale_HQ🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:19 How bad is space debris problem 07:39 Different orbits. Different treatment11:21 Potential solutions15:33 Technical challenges20:45 ELSA-d and ELSA-m23:38 How big is the potential market26:10 Junk cleanup as part of space infrastructure34:03 Future of space in 30-40 years37:00 Regulating orbits📺 VIDEO VERSION#TODO_LINK📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast