🌍 Space activities are leaving a footprint on Earth’s atmosphere. From launch to re-entry, space activities are creating environmental impacts that we are only beginning to understand, and a growing community of scientists is sounding the alarm. That’s why UNOOSA and UNEP have teamed up to launch: 🛰️ "Safeguarding Space: Environmental Issues, Risks & Responsibilities" — a joint Issues Note calling for global cooperation, stronger data, and sustainability across every phase of space missions. 📢 At our #STSC2026 side event, experts shared the science: 🔹 10% of stratospheric particles are now contaminated with space debris 🔹 Rocket launches release black carbon into all atmospheric layers 🔹 Toxic metals from re-entries could delay ozone recovery 🤝UNOOSA and UNEP are strengthening their collaboration to raise awareness and bring this issue to the table at COPUOS, the global platform for space governance. It’s time to include space sustainability in Earth’s sustainability agenda...