article_snippet: Accidental events have also contributed to the problem.
article_snippet: However, the main fear from such an event is the increase in the amount of debris into Earth orbit.
article_snippet: This raises the risk of a collision in future, and even the ISS occasionally has to perform manoeuvres to avoid space debris.
article_snippet: This latest explosion is not thought to pose a significant risk, though .
article_snippet: If the reported fragment numbers are stable, then Another notable event is not considered major,’ said Dr Holger Krag, Head of Esa’s Space Debris Office.
article_snippet: The debris cloud from Another notable event is obviously much smaller than the Chinese ASAT test of 2007 or the Iridium/Cosmos collision of 2009.
article_snippet: We have collected additional measurements to more fully characterize Another notable event, but the data has not been processed yet.
article_snippet: This is a small increase to an existing risk to other spacecraft.