It Seems Inexplicable but It's Real: Space Debris Will Continue to Grow Even if We Don't Launch One More Satellite
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Space debris continues to grow and, even if all launches stopped tomorrow, it would continue to increase. It is the main warning of a report prepared for the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), which analyses the congestion of Earth orbits and its consequences.The document, signed by Valentina Richard Romei and ... Continue reading "It seems inexplicable but it is real: space debris will continue to grow even…
Earth's orbit is rapidly becoming congested space. More than 300 launches through 2025 have sent over 4,000 new payloads into space, while simultaneously accumulating debris that could threaten future space missions. The European Space Agency warns that the problem can no longer be solved simply by avoiding individual collisions. The Space Debris Office of the European Space […]
The Earth is currently surrounded by nearly 17,000 tons of space waste. Faced with the frenetic proliferation of commercial launches, the probability of a destructive chain reaction increases dramatically. Near space risks becoming impassable within a few decades if no massive clean-up is undertaken quickly.
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