Zero Debris Webinar: The Technical Booklet, Solutions & Opportunities

Monday 17 Feb 2025, 13:00 → 14:30 Europe/Amsterdam

Online

Join us for the inaugural Zero Debris Webinar, a key milestone in advancing collaboration among the signatories of the Zero Debris Charter—a global initiative committed to achieving Zero Debris by 2030.

This event will focus on the Zero Debris Technical Booklet, published for the Zero Debris Community in December 2024 and released publicly in January 2025. The booklet serves as a collaborative guide, detailing the challenges, solutions, and enablers critical to reaching the 2030 targets.

The session will provide an overview of the booklet—its purpose, practical applications, and how it can be used to guide strategies, foster innovation, and enhance cooperation. Attendees will also gain insight into how the booklet was developed and the planned framework for ensuring its continued relevance.

Join us to explore this essential resource and its role in driving sustainable space operations and ensuring the Zero Debris Community remains at the forefront of global space sustainability.

13:00 → 13:10 Welcome & Introduction

Speaker: Prof. Quentin Verspieren (European Space Agency)

20250217_ZDWebinar1_QV.pdf

13:10 → 13:30 Keynote “Introducing the Zero Debris Technical Booklet: Challenges, Solutions, and Enablers for 2030”

This keynote will provide an overview of the booklet’s purpose and content, focusing on the key challenges, proposed technical solutions, and critical enablers needed to achieve the 2030 Zero Debris targets.

Speaker: Ms Zaria Serfontein (Astroscale)

Astroscale Zero Debris Technical Booklet Webinar.pdf

13:30 → 13:40 Keynote “From Vision to Action: Strategic Implementation and Opportunities with the Zero Debris Technical Booklet”

This session will explore how signatories can use the booklet to shape strategies, foster innovation, and drive collaborative initiatives. It will also discuss how the booklet can create new opportunities for partnerships, business development, and technological advancements with the Zero Debris Community.

Speaker: Kate Lahaie (OHB)

OHB ZDTB_Webinar_17022025.pdf

13:40 → 13:50 Keynote “The Development of the Zero Debris Technical Booklet: Demonstrating the Power of Collective Action”

This keynote will highlight how the Zero Debris Technical Booklet was developed through an open and collaborative process, with ESA acting as a facilitator. It will showcase the extensive contributions from stakeholders across the Zero Debris Community as an example of what the community can achieve. Future opportunities to contribute to Zero Debris will be discussed.

Speaker: Tiago Soares (TEC-SYE)

ZD Webinar - ZD Booklet Next Steps Q1_2025 TS.pdf

13:50 → 14:20 Q&A from the audience

14:20 → 14:30 Feedback & Closing