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As we launch more to space than ever before, the threat from space debris gets ever greater. About 28,200 debris objects are currently tracked by Space Surveillance Networks, but millions more are estimated to reside in Earth orbit. Ranging from 1mm to more than 10cm in size, these debris objects can cause serious damage to operational satellites and other spacecraft if they collide. So how do we tackle the space debris problem?<\/p>\n
Watch the replay from the opening of ESA\u2019s 8th European Conference on Space Debris, where experts and policy makers meet to discuss the challenges and solutions to space debris, with one key message: it is time to act. The event is kicked off by Tim Flohrer, Head of ESA’s Space Debris Office, followed by remarks from ESA\u2019s new Director General Josef Aschbacher on this topic of global concern. Rolf Densing, Director of ESA\u2019s ESOC Operations Centre – and home of the Agency\u2019s Space Safety programme – then sets out his welcome address, followed by the world premiere of ESA\u2019s new space debris movie, \u201cTime to Act\u201d, introduced by Stijn Lemmens. ESA’s Head of Space Safety, Holger Krag, closes with his keynote address all about ESA\u2019s response to the space debris challenge.<\/p>\n