mr. blount in the chair recognizes mr. weeden. >> we are dedicated to long-term space environment so all of humanity continue to use space or benefits on earth. the growth in space debris and increasing congestion in critical regions of earth orbit present significant challenges to space -- and addressing those challenges is a key part of our work create regarding the threat that space debris poses there were three categories of complementary activities that can help address that challenge. the first of space debris mitigation. the creation of new debris for human activities in space. the second is active removal also known as remediation which aims to remove some existing pieces of debris to help prevent future growth in the debris population or to reduce the collision risks of satellites and highly congested regions. the third activity of space traffic enrichment which i define in my testimony as minimizing the negative impact of space debris on space activities. all three of these activities are enabled by a fourth spac

mr. blount. the chair now recognizes mr. weeden. >> thank you chairman brooks, ranking member, members of the subcommittee. the foundation is dedicated to the long-term sustainability of the space environment so all of humanity can continue to use space for benefits. the growth in the space debris that increases congestion on the critical orbit present significant challenges to space sustainability. in addressing those challenges there is a key part of our work. regarding the threat of the space debris poses there are three categories o of compliment three activities that can help address this challenge. first is the space debris mitigation. the creation of new debris from the human activities in space. second is the removal also known as remediation which removes the existing pieces of debris to help prevent future growth in the debris population or to reduce the collision risk to the satellite and highly congested regions. the third activity is the space traffic management which i define in my testimony as minimizing the n