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Pentagon's Plan to End Space Debris: Three Companies Will Compete to Disorbit Satellites · Global Voices

The Pentagon wants to end space debris, or at least the useless American satellites that continue to orbit. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Space Development Agency (SDA) have awarded preliminary contracts to three companies to design a plan to deorbit satellites and, only one of them, will test it in orbit. Orbiting satellites are fundamental to our modern life. They are used in many fields and disciplines, such as space science, Earth observ…
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The Pentagon wants to end space debris, or at least the useless American satellites that continue to orbit. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Space Development Agency (SDA) have awarded preliminary contracts to three companies to design a plan to deorbit satellites and, only one of them, will test it in orbit. Orbiting satellites are fundamental to our modern life. They are used in many fields and disciplines, such as space science, Earth observ…

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Business Insider (Spain) broke the news on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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