JAXA Engages ispace for Lunar Debris Mitigation and Disposal Study
Japan's JAXA has engaged ispace to conduct a study on lunar debris mitigation and disposal as part of the Artemis Accords initiative, aiming to develop operational strategies for managing debris and spacecraft disposal following missions. Leveraging its prior lunar mission experience, ispace will provide recommendations focused on the technical and operational feasibility of these practices, which will help inform JAXA's guidelines for sustainable cislunar operations. The study aims to address implementation challenges and standardization opportunities among international partners.

Japan's JAXA has contracted ispace to study lunar debris mitigation and disposal as part of the Artemis Accords initiative. With increased lunar missions anticipated, the study aims to develop operational approaches for debris management and spacecraft disposal post-mission. ispace will leverage its experience from prior lunar missions to assess draft recommendations on debris mitigation, focusing on technical and operational feasibility for future lunar orbiters.
The analysis will inform JAXA's guidelines for sustainable practices in the cislunar economy, considering safe disposal methods and management of spent hardware. The results are expected to address implementation challenges and standardization opportunities among international partners.




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