India has made a statement mentioning that they hope to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030. On the 16th of April, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath made the statement, at the 42nd Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) annual meeting.
The main goal of this initiative is to achieve debris-free space missions by all Indian space actors, governmental and non-governmental, by 2030.India encourages all state space actors to follow this initiative for the long-term sustainability of outer space.
It is one of the intents or initiatives of India to ensure that debris-free space missions are conducted to ensure the sustainability of space. Mr. Somanath says that he would like to make this initiative a declaration as soon as possible so that it can be discussed and debated in the coming days.
ISRO has a very clear plan as far as space exploration and space utilization are concerned. Presently, we have 54 spacecraft in orbit and there are non-functional objects. But we have been taking very careful action wherever possible to dispose of or remove the space objects once their active role is over to de-orbit and bring them to a safe location. We want to make sure that for all the spacecraft which we are hoping to launch in the future, we will be taking action to make sure that we de-orbit and bring it to a safe location, says Mr. Somanath.
With India planning to set up its space station Bharatiya Antariksha Station’ by 2035, ISRO would like to look at the agreements of all the space stations and space actors, including private ones. To fulfill the guidelines of how to make sure that the space is sustainable and make sure we don’t propagate activities to create more debris so that human beings continue the exploration of space in the years to come, says Mr. Somanath.
