Space activities are growing fast. As the sector expands, so does the pressure on the environments where it operates – on Earth, in orbit and beyond. That is where ecodesign comes in.
Ecodesign means integrating environmental considerations from the very beginning of a mission’s design. Not as an afterthought, but as part of making smarter, more informed choices early on.
As one of the key objectives of the ESA Green Agenda, systematic implementation of ecodesign approach and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology helps identify key Earth environmental impacts and mitigate them through appropriate technologies, materials and processes. The goal is to optimise the use of resources and reduce environmental impacts, while fully maintaining mission performance and quality.