Elegantly stimulating evening hosted by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan, His Excellency Dr. Andreas Baum, for the book launch on “Space Debris Perils: Pathways to Opportunities.”
Inspiring to hear from the speakers on their latest research and meet so many space-related industry experts. The opportunities in space business are vast!
Did you know?
Space Debris is the industrial waste of space activities and cleanup is for the benefit of our future health and environment.
The University of Tokyo launched a CubeSat (miniaturized satellite for space research) made from parts purchased from Akihabara in 2003 that was expected to stay in space for 6 months but ended up being operational for 17 years!
Satellite images were pretty good for the first 5 years until the camera lens (made of plastic) started deteriorating due to harsh space conditions such as radiation…
The number of large space debris is actively monitored and has doubled since 10 years ago. However, it is the small debris (less than 1 mm in size) that is the most hazardous and damaging. Although it is difficult to monitor, estimates indicate numbers have increased from 5000 debris 10 years ago to anywhere between 500,000 to 1 million today.
