For the next instalment of our Director Q&A, we speak with Toby Nassif of Viasat. Toby recently re-joined the SDA’s board of directors, on which he last served between 2009 & 2012. Who do you work for and what’s your role within the company? I work for...
For out latest blog post, we’re introducing Erika Rossetto who has recently been elected as a Standard Member Director for the SDA. Who do you work for and what’s your role within the company? I work for Embratel Star One, which is part of Claro group. We operate 5...
By Pascal Wauthier, Chairman, the Space Data Association and Dan Oltrogge, AGI/COMSPOC On Friday 23rd April, we (Pascal Wauthier, Chairman, SDA and Dan Oltrogge of COMSPOC) will be presenting a paper at the 8th European Conference on Space Debris organised by the...
By Pascal Wauthier, Chairman, the Space Data Association The increasing number of satellites in orbit continues to cause concern for Governments and satellite owners. As more satellites are deployed, they add to the already problematic situation of overcrowding...
Mark Daley from the US Department of Commerce recently said that human-generated space debris is currently the greatest threat to NASA’s vehicles in the Lower-Earth Orbit (LEO). This is a pretty intimidating thought as we consider the number of planned launches from...
By Pascal Wauthier, Chairman, the Space Data Association Space debris is a rising problem for a number of reasons. One of the main factors is that there are simply more satellites in space than ever before and that number is expected to rise dramatically over the...
