Canada: Space Debris Issue Is on the Rise; Country Commits to Find a Solution

The space debris issue is now on the rise, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) acknowledges this growing problem that the world is facing. That being said, the space agency committed itself to joining the effort in looking for ways to prevent more space junk from falling to the surface and finding a solution for these cosmic problems.

Canada Acknowledges Massive Space Debris Issue

Canada, particularly the CSA, is now speaking up about the massive issue of space debris that floats near the planet or in its orbit, saying that they are taking this problem "very seriously," according to an interview with Global News.

This new approach by the Great North came after a piece of cosmic garbage fell to the surface, specifically in a rural Saskatchewan province.

Experts claimed that this piece of space debris is linked to SpaceX's spacecraft, but as of this writing, the Canadian government is still analyzing it.

The CSA claimed that the increasing space traffic in today's industry has also led to the exponential growth of the orbital garbage present today.

CSA Commits to Finding a Solution For It

The CSA claimed that its Department of Global Affairs would work with the country where the debris came from should it fall to the Earth. The CSA's space program policy vice president, Stéphanie Durand, said they lead the follow-up activities.

Durand also mentioned that CSA and its international partners are now finding solutions to help manage this growing issue.

Space Garbage, Junk, Debris: A Problem

This is not the first discussion regarding the rising problem of the so-called space debris, garbage, or junk, with many considering that the low-Earth orbit is already polluted with loads of materials. While some are waiting for it to fall back to the planet, some are left to rot, and this is why scientists have since then pushed for a treaty that legally binds them to answer the space junk problem.

However, space debris or junk does not all come from the orbit or left swirling the planet, as some are from recent missions returning to the Earth but are not exactly whole as they come back. No matter what type of space junk it is, if it is heading back to the planet, it could be a danger, including the previous Chinese rocket, which made an uncontrolled entry to the planet in 2022.

Some of this space debris or junk may stay in orbit for as long as humans know it, but there is no guarantee that these will stay that way, and that is a clear and present danger for those who will be at its receiving end. With that, Canada is taking a more proactive role in offering its efforts and resources to help with this problem, a solution to this growing problem.