https://spacewatch.global/tag/olga-stelmakh-drescher/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 28 May 2021 08:00:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/olga-stelmakh-drescher/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-traffic-management-trends-2020-2021-and-beyond/ Fri, 28 May 2021 08:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33028 Space is becoming increasingly congested. The European Space Agency (ESA) has estimated that there are currently 128 million pieces of debris smaller than 1cm, about 900,000 pieces of debris 1–10cm in length, and around 34,000 pieces larger than 10cm in Earth orbit. This is in addition to the approximately 3,300 currently operational satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-sustainability-trends-2020-2021-and-beyond/ Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29717