The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) withdrew their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled "Mitigation Methods for Launch Vehicle Upper Stages on the Creation of Orbital Debris" . This proposed rule was first introduced on September 26, 2023, aiming to align U.S. regulations with international guidelines. The rule mandated that "if debris, including spent upper stages and other components, is released during launch or reentry, during on-orbit aspects of launch or reentry, or...

The Space Debris Foundation on 9 February, 2026 signed the Zero Debris Charter in Vienna, Austria at the United Nations. Our organization believes that the Zero Debris Charter is a starting point for effective debris mitigation, building off of the IADC Guidelines. The goal to prevent the production of further debris in orbit is of utmost importance. By collaborating internationally via this Charter, it moves us all closer to unified standards to address the space debris issue.

In 2022, the FCC instituted the requirement for satellites operating in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to deorbit their satellite within 5 years...