22.06.2023
ESA announces the Zero Debris Charter initiative
ESA announces the Zero Debris Charter initiative supported by Airbus Defence and Space, OHB and Thales Alenia Space
The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, OHB SE and Thales Alenia Space share a strong commitment to promoting the safety and long-term sustainability of space operations.
Encouraged by its Member States to implement “a Zero Debris approach for its missions; and to encourage partners and other actors to pursue similar paths”, ESA is updating its internal space debris mitigation standards. “We are calling upon all stakeholders from across the European space ecosystem, including new space actors, to display a strong commitment towards achieving global leadership in space debris mitigation and remediation, through the Zero Debris Charter initiative,” says ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. The Zero Debris Charter aims to bridge previous ESA initiatives aiming to shape global consensus on space sustainability and the agency’s technical work on the technologies and solutions enabling safe and sustainable space operations.