Global coalition sets new guidelines for avoiding space collisions

In a bid to mitigate the risks of having so many satellites in orbit, the Space Safety Coalition (SSC) has updated its “Best Practices for the Sustainability of Space Operations” document this week, a press statement reveals.

The document now has a new section called “rules of the road” to decrease the rising risk of collisions in space.

New guidelines for space safety and collision prevention

The SSC’s document was amended as a direct reaction to the rising risk of collisions in space. In the SSC’s statement, Dan Oltrogge, SSC founder, and administrator, said, “The SSC’s new…