Esa criticizes "Wild-West manners" in space scrap

The European Space Agency criticises the lack of rules in a space debris conference and looks for ways to clean Erdorbits

Although life on Earth has been dramatic enough in recent times, there has also been an unusual amount of space news in the early months of 2025. So far, the debris of SpaceX and Blue Origin Rockets has landed in places such as the Bahamas, Florida, Poland and [...]

The European Space Agency reports a sharp increase in the amount of space debris in Earth's orbit during 2024

It's a threat to satellites and to us. In Bonn, experts are looking for solutions.

There is a lot of scrap around us - space scrap. From today until Friday a European Space Agency conference will take place in the WCCB in Bonn.

More and more earth orbits give cause for concern: In a cascade effect, the space scrap could increase exponentially and make entire orbits unusable for space travel.