The goal of the “ESA Clean Space” program is to reduce the environmental impact of space exploration. Over time, Bcomp’s natural materials could be used for building satellites, with maintained technical performance and decreased eco footprint.
The program, carried out and financed by the ESA, develops solutions in order to understand and reduce the environmental impact of space activities, produce less space debris and remove that which is still in orbit. Right now, an ESA space mission produces as much CO2 as 50 Paris-New York return-flights. In addition, the debris from former missions circle the low earth orbit, thus remaining a risk to the active satellites. Furthermore, the debris poses a threat to people if it re-enters the atmosphere without entirely burning up.
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