Context:
Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) annual meeting held
Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee:
- International governmental forum for the worldwide coordination of activities related to the issues of man-made and natural debris in space.
- It is not a regulatory organization.
- Established in – 1993
- Mandate –
- Exchange information on Space Debris research activities between member space agencies.
- Facilitate opportunities for cooperation in space debris research.
- Identify debris mitigation options.
- Function – Provides technical recommendations to the world space communities.
- Members – Space agencies of 13 countries including India (ISRO), US (NASA), Russia, France, UK, EU, China, Germany, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Ukraine, and Italy.
- India in IADC –
- India participates in IADC-activities with regard to space debris management, undertaking SOPA (Space Object Proximity Awareness and COLA (Collision Avoidance) Analysis.
- India aims to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
The term ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is often seen in the news in the context of:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2015 Prelims]
(a) the limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth
(b) regions inside the Earth-like planets in outer space
(c) search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
(d) search for meteorites containing precious metal
Answer: (c)
