Astronomy Prints 🌌: Exclusive Insights: Highlights from SPACETIDE & Secure World Foundation’s Summit for Space Sustainability

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Exclusive Insights: Highlights from SPACETIDE & Secure World Foundation’s Summit for Space Sustainability

We're pleased to share in-depth coverage of the SPACETIDE and Secure World Foundation's Summit for Space Sustainability held in Tokyo from July 8-12, 2024. Stay informed and be part of the conversation shaping the APAC region and the global space economy.

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NASA makes progress on space sustainability strategy

Three months after unveiling a new space sustainability strategy, NASA's deputy administrator says the agency is making good progress on implementing key aspects of it. Speaking at the Secure World Foundation's Summit for Space Sustainability here July 12, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy outlined the progress the agency is making on the Space Sustainability Strategy it announced in April.

Japanese venture seeks to develop commercial space station module

A Japanese conglomerate has established a new subsidiary seeking to develop a module that could be installed on future commercial space stations. The new venture, called Japan LEO Shachu, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. that was formally established on July 1, its chief executive, Yudai Yamamoto, said in a July 9 presentation at the Spacetide conference here.

Astroscale spacecraft continues inspection of upper stage

An Astroscale spacecraft is continuing to inspect a Japanese upper stage left in low Earth orbit while demonstrating it can do so safely. Astroscale announced July 9 that its Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) spacecraft conducted a "fly around" maneuver, going part way around the H-2A upper stage it has been inspecting for the last few months. ADRAS-J used sensors to maintain a distance of just 50 meters from the stage.

JAXA to support work on commercial space station technologies

Japan's space agency is seeking industry proposals for technologies that could contribute to future commercial space stations as the government studies what role it would play in supporting efforts to replace the International Space Station. The request for proposals is part of a new Space Strategic Fund established by the Japanese government and administered by the space agency JAXA, which will offer one trillion yen ($6.2 billion) over 10 years to Japanese companies to help expand the country's space industry.