ACCORD

Alignment of Capability and Capacity for the Objective of Reducing Debris

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON    more  Organization address address: Highfield city: SOUTHAMPTON postcode: SO17 1BJ contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Yan Cognome: Qiao Email: send email Telefono: +44 2380 593907 Fax: +44 2380 592195
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Sito del progetto	http://www.fp7-accord.eu/
Totale costo	560˙744 €
EC contributo	425˙114 €
Programma	FP7-SPACE Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space
Code Call	FP7-SPACE-2010-1
Funding Scheme	CSA-SA
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-12-01   -   2014-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  Organization address address: Highfield city: SOUTHAMPTON postcode: SO17 1BJ contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Yan Cognome: Qiao Email: send email Telefono: +44 2380 593907 Fax: +44 2380 592195	UK (SOUTHAMPTON)	coordinator	189˙502.34
2	PHS SPACE LIMITED  Organization address address: BELL STREET REDMAN COURT 1 city: PRINCES RISBOROUGH postcode: HP27 0AA contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Peter Hedley Cognome: Stokes Email: send email Telefono: +44 1796 472705 Fax: +44 1796 472705	UK (PRINCES RISBOROUGH)	participant	235˙611.86

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Access to important regions of space is necessary for maximum political, economic and social return from space investments, yet the vulnerability of space assets to debris impacts results in a persistent threat to those investments. At the same time, the capability of space industry to apply debris mitigation measures to reduce the threat is constrained by financial, technological, informational and philosophical considerations in spite of efforts to establish comprehensive debris mitigation guidelines and standards. No system currently exists to identify, quantify or address these constraints, yet while they remain it is likely that the near-Earth debris population will continue to grow and therefore the risk to assets will increase. Thus, the removal of these road-blocks is essential for the long-term, sustainable use of space. The main objective of this Support Action is to support research and development efforts being undertaken internationally and at European level, by providing a coherent and rigorous mechanism for communicating the efficacy of current debris mitigation practices and opportunities for strengthening European capability. This objective will be realised via a three-step approach: (1) surveying the capability of industry to implement debris mitigation measures and identifying existing and future challenges, (2) reviewing the capacity of mitigation measures to reduce debris creation, and (3) combining capability and capacity indicators within an environmental impact rating system to communicate the effectiveness of mitigation practices. The rating system will be directed at the public and private sectors across Europe to support their continuing efforts to implement mitigation measures. Fundamentally, ACCORD is a diagnostic and alignment mechanism applied to the European space industry and the space environment it utilises, informing research efforts into space debris mitigation guidelines, and endeavours by industry to put them into practice.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

The space industry faces a number of challenges in its efforts to comply with debris mitigation standards that have emerged over the past decades. An EU-funded project provided a rigorous mechanism for identifying the most effective solutions to help make space cleaner.