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space debris Courtesy of the European Space Agency.

Astroscale: Spacecraft and satellite manufacturers should commit to a significant reduction in the number of abandoned objects in space

Satellite manufacturers, spacecraft operators and the like need to make specific and verifiable commitments to limit the number of objects actually in space, not just the predicted number of abandoned objects they produce.
The face of the asteroid Eros before the crash landing of the NEAR spacecraft. Photo: NASA

Spacecraft suicide missions

Computer rendering of a nuclear pulse rocket approaching Jupiter.

Atomic bombs in space - article by Amy Shira Teitel

Curiosity. Illustration image - NASA

Dive into the atmosphere of Mars

The Iranian launcher - Sapir 2

Rocketry is an art: on rockets launched into space

Artist's impression of VASIMR engines in action. Image source - Wikimedia Commons

to Mars in thirty-nine days

The spacecraft's maiden flight is planned for 2012 [Courtesy: Almaz Excalibur]

Excalibur - the return of the diamond

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Mercury Messenger spacecraft will pass by Mercury on Monday

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Popular Science / Brogetka for space

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Views/ shuttles to the moon