Historic signature ceremony of the Zero Debris Charter. Attending the ceremony former ESA astronaut and Representative of the Association of Space Explorers Thomas Reiter, BDLI Vice President Space, Marco R. Fuchs, ESA Director of Operations Rolf Densing and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. Aschbacher, Densing, Fuchs and Reiter were joined on the stage by 42 actors from industrial, academic and non-profit companies and institutions from Europe and beyond. The ceremony was moderated by ESA 'Protect' Accelerator Coordinator Quentin Verspieren.