"Space debris, is there a Crisis?"
"Space debris, is there a Crisis" to premiere at the 9th ESA & DLR's 9th European Conference on Space Debris to open on April 1st. - by Frederic Eger - The space debris problem, at least ESA believes it is real and important. Earth's thousands of sats are navigating increasingly congested orbits in an environment characterized by fast-moving debris fragments from collisions between objects in space. Each fragment can damage additional sats, raising concerns about a cascade of collisions that may render some orbits around Earth unusable. Some spacecraft operators and astronomers have expressed concern about our rapidly increasing and loosely regulated use of space. But others insist that Earth’s orbital environment is so large, and that the planet’s atmosphere pulls down and burns up debris fast enough that there is no need to worry about any long-term consequences. So, does space debris really represent a crisis? Find out in ESA’s latest short doc film on the state of space debris, to premiere at the Conference on Space Debris at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany, on 1- 4 April 2025.The 9th European Conference on Space Debris, organized by ESA and supported by DLR Space Agency, is set to begin in Bonn, Germany, on 1 April 2025. The event will feature top European experts discussing the growing threat of space debris, which poses a significant threat to satellite services, data collection, and Earth's climate. Over 1.1 million pieces of debris larger than 1 cm are already causing pollution and congestion in space.Europe is actively driving change towards sustainability in space, with ESA showing leadership for decades. Since 1993, ESA has organized the conference every four years, making it the largest dedicated scientific event on space debris. Leading experts will discuss the current debris situation, technologies for debris detection and tracking, systems to avoid collisions, international collaboration, technologies to prevent and mitigate further debris, and how to clean up what is already there.ESA will also premiere a short new documentary film titled "Space Debris: Is it a Crisis?" that provides a summary of the problem of space debris and answers some of the burning questions surrounding the topic. The Space Debris Office keeps track of the amount of space debris, where it comes from, and what re-enters the atmosphere. Media representatives are invited to attend the briefing, which will include interviews with senior ESA experts and European and international scientists. The event will feature presentations by various ESA officials, including Holger Krag, Josef Aschbacher, Walther Pelzer, Prof. Carolin Frueh, Harold DeGroff, Prof. Camilla Colombo Polimi, Thomas Reiter, Bernhard von Weyhe, DLR Space Debris lead Manuel Metz, German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer. The event will be live streamed at ESA WebTV
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