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SPARC research and policy briefings

Insights and briefings emerging from Durham University Space Research Centre

Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC)

What is the proposed Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), and what does it mean for UK space security? Insights from Dr Bleddyn Bowen and Professor James Osborn.
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Capturing Spent Rocket Bodies with Robots

Removing rocket bodies, the riskiest debris in orbit, and how robotics could enable safer deorbiting. Insights from Dr Nikos Mavrakis
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The economic value of space debris

Space debris is a threat to the future of space operations. How do we turn space debris from orbital liability to strategic resource?
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For a sustainable future in space

Durham University Space Research Centre

Durham University Space Research Centre
Department of Physics
Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics (West)
South Road
Durham, DH1 3LE

E: sparc@durham.ac.uk