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there's definitely a need to reduce and mitigate orbital debris, but the monetization is polarized to NASA, ESA, SpaceX, and possibly Bigelow Aerospace when the

there's definitely a need to reduce and mitigate orbital debris, but the monetization is polarized to NASA, ESA, SpaceX, and possibly Bigelow Aerospace when they get their structures operational and I think YC will want something that's not restricted to a few agencies and space companies. I'm jus tthikning out loud however

kartikkumar 12y ago
Not entirely. Space law is moving pretty fast at the moment, so I think it's safe to say that commercial ventures that launch satellites will be required to guarantee safe de-orbiting in some fashion. There are significant monies in Europe at the moment through ESA and the EU, but I'm convinced that new money streams will open up within the coming 5 years. The public funding opportunities also provide some sort of a basis for a business model centered on providing active removal services. I'm going to be at the CODER workshop in a couple of weeks at University of Maryland to present my work, and there are a number of companies that are going to be present too [1]. One of the panels will specifically address "entrepreneurial opportunities" (Panel 7). [1] http://www.coder.umd.edu/workshop/program http://www.coder.umd.edu/workshop/program