ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATION OF SPACE DEBRIS FOR AFRICA

The paper provides an overview of the environmental consequences of space debris in Africa.Space debris is becoming rampant and posing a serious environmental challenge on the continent of Africa, even in its young age of space exploration.Space debris is an aggregating risk that needs to be immediately addressed to prevent various environmental problems in the near future.Various active debris removal methods, such as the net capture system, as well as the electrodynamic debris eliminator method (EDDE) and the water wall pod were investigated for their effectiveness and feasibility.In a nutshell, the study offers a comprehensive examination of space debris in Africa, its potential environmental challenges, and some approaches to mitigating the effects of space exploration.