Atrium’s David Wade contributes to Lloyd’s case study on insuring missions to clean up space debris

There are an estimated 32,140 items (10,100 tonnes!) of space debris orbiting Earth, the volume has become so great that it poses a risk to other spacecraft with the first in-orbit collision occurring in 2009.

In 2021, space tech company Astroscale launched their end-of-life services demonstration mission (ELSA-d), the first commercial mission of its kind to help clean up the space junk. Atrium’s David Wade played a critical role as one of the lead underwriters on the project.

Read Lloyd’s case study to find out more about the mission and Atrium’s involvement.

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