SpaceX opposed the agency's proposed rules, which would have required the safe removal of rocket parts from orbit.
Atomic-6's innovative Space Armor tiles will finally be put to the test later this year.
After space debris damaged a parked capsule, another crew remains on board Tiangong with no ride home.
No date has been set for the return of the three-person crew.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a United Airlines plane that was flying over Utah when something smashed into its windshield.
Astroscale aims to tackle the growing problem of space debris, one rocket part at a time.
To get started, all you need is a standard A4 sheet of paper and the folding skills of a 4-year-old.
Kosmos 482 performed an uncontrolled reentry on May 10, possibly crashing into the Indian Ocean.
The spacecraft’s expected area of reentry spans vast regions on both sides of the equator, where it could potentially land in a single piece.
The spacecraft suffered an engine anomaly that left it stuck in Earth's orbit for decades, and now it's slated for an uncontrolled reentry.
"It was suggested that the ring is space debris, but the evidence is marginal."
The piece of space debris is believed to be a separation ring from a rocket, according to Kenya's space agency.
The imaging satellite was decommissioned two years ago and abandoned to burn up upon reentry through Earth's atmosphere.
Japan's LignoSat will test the durability of wood in low Earth orbit.
The small satellite survived an impact that was either caused by a micrometeorite or a small piece of space junk.