#OuterSpace Institute October 2023
• #SpaceX is increasing the total number of controlled reentries
• Uncontrolled reentries + abandonment are also increasing 📈
• Some rockets can do controlled reentries but choose not to
• New regulations are beginning to address this issue
https://indico.esa.int/event/450/contributions/8880/attachments/5696/9452/Rocket%20Reentry%20Trends%20ESA%20Clean%20Space.pdf
In 2021, approximately 65 percent 📊 of launches to #LEO resulted in an uncontrolled #rocket body reentry https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/osisite/wp-content/uploads/OSI-Open-Letter-on-Uncontrolled-Reentries19_12_2022.pdf
#ESA #University #BritishColumbia #SpaceDebris