Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Good morning and welcome to our witnesses.
Dr. Byers, I'll start with you on space debris. I was formerly a member of our science committee and wanted to undertake a study on space debris. What I found fascinating about that subject was that many of the agreements that govern space are decades old. They were nation-to-nation when they were signed in the sixties and seventies, and not a lot has changed in updating those agreements or signing new multilateral agreements that would address not just space debris but other governance-related matters in space.
The question I have for you is this. You've talked about some of the threats that are posed to our commercial infrastructure in space as well as our military infrastructure in space when it comes to space debris. I'm just wondering what recommendations you have for the committee in relation to possibly updating those agreements or continuing along the line of the tacit, soft agreements that are in place that govern this whole issue related to space debris and how we deal with it.
After that, I have a supplementary question related to the same issue, but I'll ask you this first.