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"The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need
to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in the
future. To this end, the European Space Agency (ESA) is adding a new health
index to its yearly
Space Environment Report that summarises in one number
the status of our space environment over time.
“The space environment health index is an elegant approach to link the global
consequences of space debris mitigation practices to a quantifiable impact on
the space debris environment,” says Stijn Lemmens, space debris mitigation
analyst at ESA.
“With the new metric, ESA is promoting a common language for assessing the
impact of our space activities and making consequences concrete.”"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
