Frontiers in Space Technologies | Space Debris section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/space-technologies/sections/space-debris RSS Feed for Space Debris section in the Frontiers in Space Technologies journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-13T09:03:36.604+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2026.1777020 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2026.1777020 <![CDATA[Conceptualizing thresholds for effective active debris removal in Low Earth Orbit]]> 2026-02-25T00:00:00Z Brief Research Report Sofia Yang 10 cm) per year is the threshold at which debris growth becomes negative and collision risk declines. This value is scenario-dependent and is presented as an illustrative threshold under controlled assumptions rather than a robust or universal quantitative value. The primary contribution of this study is to demonstrate the existence of a minimum viable ADR regime, which can provide conceptual guidance for debris mitigation policy.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1309940 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1309940 <![CDATA[Kessler’s syndrome: a challenge to humanity]]> 2023-11-28T00:00:00Z Hypothesis and Theory Amrith MariappanJohn L. Crassidis https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1162915 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1162915 <![CDATA[Deep space debris—Detection of potentially hazardous asteroids and objects from the southern hemisphere]]> 2023-05-23T00:00:00Z Perspective Ed KruzinsLance BennerRussell BoyceMelrose BrownDavid CowardSam DarwellPhil EdwardsLauren Elizabeth-GlinaJon GiorginiShinji HoriuchiAndrew LambertJoseph LazioGuifre Molera CalvesJohn MooreEdwin PetersChris PhillipsJamie StevensArie Verveer https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1159825 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2023.1159825 <![CDATA[Editorial: Space environment characterization]]> 2023-02-24T00:00:00Z Editorial Waldemar BauerVitali BraunYukihiton KitazawaIgor Telichev https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.998064 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.998064 <![CDATA[A new impact assessment model to integrate space debris within the life cycle assessment-based environmental footprint of space systems]]> 2022-11-29T00:00:00Z Original Research Thibaut Maury-MicolierAlice Maury-MicolierArnaud HeliasGuido SonnemannPhilippe Loubet https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.867853 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.867853 <![CDATA[A novel evaluation method for in situ space debris detection based on conductive traces]]> 2022-10-21T00:00:00Z Technology and Code Sebastian Fexer https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.933988 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.933988 <![CDATA[MOVE-III: A CubeSat for the detection of sub-millimetre space debris and meteoroids in Low Earth Orbit]]> 2022-10-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Xanthi OikonomidouEleftherios KaragiannisDominik StillFlorian StrasserFelix S. FirmbachJonathan HettwerAllan G. SchweinfurthPaul PucknusDeniz MenekayTianyi YouMaximilian VovkSelina WeberZeyu Zhu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.891753 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.891753 <![CDATA[Analysis of upper atmospheric effects on material per onboard atomic oxygen monitor system of SLATS]]> 2022-10-06T00:00:00Z Review Yugo KimotoYuta TsuchiyaEiji MiyazakiAki GotoKazuki YukumatsuShunsuke Imamura https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.933664 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.933664 <![CDATA[Palladium-coated kapton for use on dust detectors in low earth orbit: Performance under hypervelocity impact and atomic oxygen exposure]]> 2022-09-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Aishling DignamPenelope J. WozniakiewiczMark J. BurchellLuke S. AlesbrookAdrian TigheAgnieszka SuligaJohanna WessingAnton KearsleyJohn BridgesJohn HoltStuart HowieLibby PeatmanDennis Fitzpatrick https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.933340 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.933340 <![CDATA[Proton Spectra for the Interplanetary Space Derived From Different Environmental Models]]> 2022-07-15T00:00:00Z Original Research E. M. KleinM. SznajderP. Seefeldt https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.867236 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.867236 <![CDATA[Estimation of Orbital Parameters of Broken-Up Objects From In-Situ Debris Measurements]]> 2022-04-11T00:00:00Z Original Research Toshiya HanadaKoki FujitaYasuhiro Yoshimura https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.792944 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2022.792944 <![CDATA[ET-Class: An Energy Transfer-Based Classification of Space Debris Removal Methods and Missions]]> 2022-03-02T00:00:00Z Review Barış Can YalçınCarol MartinezMaxime Hubert DelisleGonzalo RodriguezJames ZhengMiguel Olivares-Mendez https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2020.00002 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frspt.2020.00002 <![CDATA[From Space Debris to NEO, Some of the Major Challenges for the Space Sector]]> 2020-06-16T00:00:00Z Specialty Grand Challenge Guglielmo S. Aglietti