Orbital Debris is Getting Worse: Astroscale, ClearSpace, and the Tech Saving Our Orbits

A new report on the most dangerous derelict objects in space has just been released. In this video I go over the report and cover several space startups working on fixing the problem of orbital space debris.

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00:00 Intro
03:46 NovaSpace Report Predicts 43,000+ new satellites in the Coming Decade
04:50 Atomic-6: Space Armour
06:33 Space Startups Working on Orbital Debris Removal
08:36 Final Thoughts
09:46 Outro

Sources:

Top 50 List of derelict objects in Space by Dr Darren McKnight [PDF]: https://conference.sdo.esoc.esa.int/proceedings/sdc9/paper/4/SDC9-paper4.pdf

Novaspace Predicts 43,000+ New Sats to Launch by 2034: https://payloadspace.com/novaspace-predicts-43000-new-sats-to-launch-by-2034/

New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor': https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/new-space-debris-shield-satellites-and-astronauts-could-suit-up-in-novel-space-armor

ESA Space Environment Report 2025: https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/ESA_Space_Environment_Report_2025

Atomic-6: https://www.atomic-6.com

Removing these 50 objects from orbit would cut danger from space junk in half: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/everyone-but-china-has-pretty-much-stopped-littering-in-low-earth-orbit/