🌍 From Davos to Riyadh — two new partnerships are advancing global cooperation in space. The UNOOSA team is just back from the Space Debris Conference in Riyadh, hosted by saudispace.sa, where we joined global leaders to tackle one of the most urgent challenges in space: debris. 🚨 “Space debris is not a background risk — it’s becoming a structural feature of the space environment,” said Director Holla-Maini. “It will determine who can operate safely, at what cost, and under what conditions.” She shared a stark reality: 🛰️ In just 6 months in 2024, six major debris events occurred across LEO, HEO, and GEO — generating thousands of fragments. 📡 Near-misses in low Earth orbit are rising fast, testing our ability to coordinate and respond. 🌍 On Earth, space data continues to save lives: most recently, in Southern Africa and Morocco, where UNOOSA supported access to satellite imagery for flood response. ❗ “It has become a governance issue,” she noted. “Will national regulation, ...