https://spacewatch.global/tag/setsuko-aoki/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:05:22 +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/setsuko-aoki/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/09/space-cafe-recap-law-breakfast-with-steven-freeland-5/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36057 In the latest Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, Steven Freeland and Torsten Kriening welcomed Setsuko Aoki and Peter Hulsrøj at a wonderful café in downtown Tokyo. Over bagels, croissants, coffee, and other treats, we discussed many legal issues arising from everyday space activities, including the following:]]> 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.]]>