Dr Jason Forshaw is Head of Future Business at Astroscale UK and Europe, covering all aspects of future business including business development, bids, support to sales and strategy. In this episode of the Astro Ben Podcast, Ben and Jason discuss how much of the public's day-to-day life goes through satellites, and how disastrous it would be if the space junk issue is not taken seriously.
What you will hear in this episode
Astroscale's mission
How space sustainability has changed in the last 10 years
The problem of space junk, and why size matters
Whether new satellites have an end of life plan, and the docking plate
Astroscale's international effort across Japan, the UK, the US and Israel
Astroscale's plans in Europe and space debris leadership
Whether there is a planetary defense strategy for space junk
Jason's personal vision for the future and final thoughts on sustainability in space
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