Space debris hazards spotlighted at conference In 2013, ESA will
host a gathering of international specialists to study space
debris hazards. The four-day event will spotlight the risks
posed to space exploration by the growing number of debris
objects in near-Earth space. ESA will host the 6th European
Conference on Space Debris at its European Space Operations
Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, 22–25 April. The conference is
expected to attract more than 300 leading experts from
worldwide. It is co-sponsored by the British, French, German and
Italian space agencies (UKSA, CNES, DLR and ASI), the UN
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and the International
Academy of Astronautics. How space debris affect everyone Today,
citizens worldwide rely on space assets to enable a wide and
growing range of economically vital activities. Just some of the
space-based benefits on which all of us rely include TV, weather
forecasting, Internet, daily banking, monitoring of crops and
optimisation of farming, disaster relief and