Space Debris Challenge - currently in development -

'It has been estimated that in 2010 the number of catalogued debris objects has reached 15,000. According to recent studies, there is has been a significant increase in the probability of collisions between working spacecraft, satellites, and these thousands of pieces of debris. It has already happened: in 2009 when a defunct Russian Cosmos crashed against American Iridium, destroying both and creating even more space junk' (http://www.economist.com/node/15814409)

Space debris has recently been increasing both the public and the private sector attention due to the direct threat that existing debris poses not only to current and future aerospace missions but  also to a wide range of activities, including telecommunications, weather, navigation, Earth observation and science.There are various non-binding international agreements and guidelines to reduce the amount of debris being produced. Nevertheless, the total amount of debris continues to increase. To stabilise the growth of debris, objects must be actively removed from orbit, but this is technically difficult and expensive, how can OmniCompete solve the issue?

Overview and Mission

OmniCompete together with its partners, from the public and private sector (tbc) is launching its first Space Debris Competition that aims to explore radically new ideas andeffective solutions in space debris worldwide.

It is our mission to spur tangible results within 2-5 years (timeframe tbc) that give government and industry effective solutions to overcome the growing problem of space debris.