{"id":48364,"date":"2024-06-07T13:19:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=48364"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:19:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T12:19:32","slug":"over-40-companies-ngos-and-institutions-sign-zero-debris-charter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/over-40-companies-ngos-and-institutions-sign-zero-debris-charter\/48364\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 40 companies, NGOs and institutions sign Zero Debris Charter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that over 40 companies, NGOs, and research institutions have signed the Zero Debris Charter at the Berlin International Airshow.<\/h2>\n

The Zero Debris Charter<\/a> was first announced at the ESA Space Summit last November and aims to make future space missions space debris neutral by 2030.<\/p>\n

To date, 12 European countries have signed the Zero Debris Charter, with over 100 organisations registering their intent to sign in the coming months,<\/p>\n

Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director Generalm, commented: “It is critical to protect the future of our most valuable and crucial space assets by keeping Earth’s orbits clear from debris.<\/p>\n

“By jointly signing the Zero Debris Charter, the diverse entities demonstrate global leadership in space debris mitigation and remediation.<\/p>\n

“The European space sector leads by example, and by taking this step collectively, we gain a crucial momentum towards achieving Zero Debris by 2030.”<\/p>\n

Growing space debris burden<\/h3>\n

In the past two years, more satellites have been launched than in the entire six decades of space exploration.<\/p>\n

Without swift action to enhance the sustainability of space activities<\/a>, the rapid increase in debris will increasingly threaten satellites and astronauts, potentially making some critical orbits unusable.<\/p>\n

Holger Krag, ESA Head of\u00a0Space Safety, explained: “In recent years, the number of debris in space has spiralled, increasing the risk of catastrophic damage to space assets.<\/p>\n

“Today, as a united community, we are sending a strong signal that the space sector is ready to act.<\/p>\n

“The Zero Debris community is committed to getting hands-on with debris mitigation standards and technologies to make the clean and sustainable use of space a reality.”<\/p>\n