This century is full of recycling waste and adopting a circular economy. However, the ESA (European Space Agency) has gone a step further by innovatively realizing the possibility of a discarded orange peel becoming part of a satellite orbiting Earth. A team of researchers used various types of industrial waste to develop 100% bio-sourced materials. Part of the Discovery and Preparation elements of ESA’s Basic Activities and submitted via the OpenSpace Innovation Programme, this project supports a more sustainable space industry by using waste sources and a circular economy approach. Composites are key materials of modern life, used everywhere from … Continue reading ESA’s Waste to Orbit Project: Turning 5-10 Kilos of Industrial Waste Weekly into Bio-Sourced Satellite Materials