Description
The Zero Debris Community - consisting of spacecraft developers, operators, space agencies, researchers, and regulators - has recently released the Zero Debris Technical Booklet to accompany its Zero Debris Charter. The booklet is a compendium of the technologies required to prevent and reduce space debris, and to ensure that satellites are de-orbited in reasonable timeframes. It also covers space traffic coordination, preventing casualties on the ground from re-entering space debris and understanding the impact of re-entry on the atmosphere, along with protecting the dark and quiet skies.
I will give an overview of the booklet and its key recommendations. More information can be found in the announcement at https://blogs.esa.int/cleanspace/2025/01/15/zero-debris-technical-booklet-published/ .
