In 1957 we had one satellite in space, Sputnik, today we have about eight thousand satellites and, by 2030, it is expected that there will be about 100 thousand or even more. Of the satellites that have been launched into space, not all are active and there has not always been the idea of a circular economy in space as there is today.

Any piece of debris, even if it is smaller than ten centimeters, is a real cannonball and can completely destroy an asset. These objects in space pose a threat to commercial and scientific operations, in the sense that they damage satellites, but also from the point of view of the sustainability of humanity.

This could cause the Earth, at some point, to be covered by a shell of metallic objects, which prevent access to space. Humanity would be trapped on Earth forever, with no possibility of traveling in space," he added, alluding to the discovery by American astronomer Kessler.