Why greening the space economy is vital for a cleaner world
The European Space Agency’s Space Debris Environment Report published in December last, estimates the number of junk objects travelling through space to be around 130 million. Picture: iStock, texture map for 3D furnished by NASA - http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/)
Space exploration. The concept is thrilling, chilling and eminently cool. It’s also crucial, given the possibility that humanity’s future may one day depend upon it.
Meanwhile, its expanse is driven by a myriad of factors: from the potential for power and advantage it promises, to the role earth observation plays in the mitigation of natural and manmade disasters.
