Why space debris is a growing problem | World Economic Forum
Jun 13, 2023 · “Space debris is a serious issue, and we’re committed to acting as a responsible space actor and ensuring our satellites don’t contribute to it further. This is why we think the …
We have a space debris problem. Here’s how to solve it
Apr 3, 2018 · Tiangong-1 is one example of space debris that ended up coming back to Earth and burning up, just like most other debris that re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. That is not a bad …
Space junk: what it is and why cleaning it up matters
May 20, 2021 · NASA is tracking more than 26,000 pieces of orbital debris, or “space junk”, which are endangering astronauts and space missions. Space junk can travel at 40,000km an hour …
Environmental impact of space debris and how to solve it | World ...
Jul 13, 2022 · The environmental dangers of such space debris are myriad, including light pollution that would hinder future scientific discovery. Just as worrying are satellite re‑entries …
World Space Week 2022: How to make space travel sustainable
Oct 27, 2021 · There are over 25,000 known pieces of space debris traveling at 17,000 miles an hour in space. Collisions are catastrophic, and each collision increases the space debris count …
Where does space junk come from – and how do we clean it up?
May 5, 2021 · In 2002, the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee, comprised of 10 member nations, adopted a consensus set of guidelines for the “coordination of activities …
Preventing space collisions: How principles for global information ...
Oct 7, 2024 · The first step to enabling space traffic coordination is to develop shared principles for information sharing, as highlighted in the recent briefing paper by the World Economic …
Should we be worried about space debris? Scientists explain
Nov 24, 2021 · Space debris consists of discarded launch vehicles or parts of a spacecraft, which float around hundreds of miles above Earth. Every satellite that enters space has the potential …
Space debris: What’s being done to remove it from orbit? | World ...
Sep 20, 2022 · The world urgently needs to develop practical debris-removal technologies – not a single orbiting object has so far been recovered from space successfully. The first project to …
Space Sustainability Rating | World Economic Forum
Mar 2, 2023 · The ChallengeIn the near future, space debris will become a critical challenge for the global community, endangering access to space and the benefits this access brings. In …