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   BROWSE BY SOURCE : EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Innovative space tug to prolong the lives of satellites -- Staff  -- European Space Agency  -- November 18, 2005

A European industrial space group, partly funded by the European Space Agency, is challenging the notion that old satellites must be retired. The company, Orbital Recovery, has recently signed for its first satellite-servicing mission. EuroNews 'Space' magazine has been talking to some of the actors of the very innovative "Space Tug" project.

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Space debris mitigation: the case for a code of conduct -- Staff  -- European Space Agency  -- April 18, 2005

There is a lot of junk orbiting the Earth and the problem will worsen unless there are changes in how spacecraft operators operate. But it is not all doom and gloom. The first steps toward a comprehensive solution are already well underway including a European code of conduct for space debris mitigation.

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