Space Debris And Other Threats From Outer Space

Author : Joseph N. Pelton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461467144

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Space Debris and Other Threats from Outer Space by Joseph N. Pelton Pdf

The mounting problem of space debris in low earth orbit and its threat to the operation of application satellites has been increasingly recognized as space activities increase. The efforts of the Inter Agency Space Debris Coordinating Committee (IADC) and UN COPUS have now led to international guidelines to mitigate the creation of new debris. This book discusses the technical studies being developed for active removal processes and otherwise mitigating problems of space debris, particularly in low earth orbit. This book also considers threats to space systems and the Earth that comes from natural causes such as asteroids, coronal mass ejections, and radiation. After more than half a century of space applications and explorations, the time has come to consider ways to provide sustainability for long-term space activities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:713570614

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Confronting Space Debris: Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon by Anonim Pdf

Orbital (space) debris represents a growing threat to the operation of man-made objects in space. According to Nick Johnson, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) chief scientist for orbital debris, "[T]he current orbital debris environment poses a real, albeit low level, threat to the operation of spacecraft" in both low earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous orbit (GEO) (Johnson, 2010). There are currently hundreds of thousands of objects greater than one centimeter in diameter in Earth's orbit. The collision of any one of these objects with an operational satellite would cause catastrophic failure of that satellite. This monograph presents a new way of thinking about the orbital debris problem. It should be of interest to space-faring nation-states and commercial firms, the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government, the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and the general public. This research was sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the Defense Intelligence Community.

Author : Annette Froehlich
Publisher : Springer
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319903385

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Space Security and Legal Aspects of Active Debris Removal by Annette Froehlich Pdf

The book analyzes the various legal and political concepts to resolve the problem of the existing space debris in outer space and which measures have been taken to avoid space debris or to reduce potential space debris in the course of future space missions. From a scientific and technical point of view various studies are ongoing to analyze the feasibility of active debris removal. Nevertheless it has to be highlighted that outer space is an international area where various actors with different legal and political concepts are operating, a situation that leads to different approaches concerning such activities.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Orbital Debris Programs
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309219778

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Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Orbital Debris Programs Pdf

Derelict satellites, equipment and other debris orbiting Earth (aka space junk) have been accumulating for many decades and could damage or even possibly destroy satellites and human spacecraft if they collide. During the past 50 years, various National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) communities have contributed significantly to maturing meteoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) programs to their current state. Satellites have been redesigned to protect critical components from MMOD damage by moving critical components from exterior surfaces to deep inside a satellite's structure. Orbits are monitored and altered to minimize the risk of collision with tracked orbital debris. MMOD shielding added to the International Space Station (ISS) protects critical components and astronauts from potentially catastrophic damage that might result from smaller, untracked debris and meteoroid impacts. Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Program examines NASA's efforts to understand the meteoroid and orbital debris environment, identifies what NASA is and is not doing to mitigate the risks posed by this threat, and makes recommendations as to how they can improve their programs. While the report identified many positive aspects of NASA's MMOD programs and efforts including responsible use of resources, it recommends that the agency develop a formal strategic plan that provides the basis for prioritizing the allocation of funds and effort over various MMOD program needs. Other necessary steps include improvements in long-term modeling, better measurements, more regular updates of the debris environmental models, and other actions to better characterize the long-term evolution of the debris environment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UCR:31210024828665

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Orbiting Debris by Anonim Pdf

Author : Steven A. Hildreth,Allison Arnold,Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : National security
ISBN : OCLC:868987022

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Threats to United States National Security Interests in Space by Steven A. Hildreth,Allison Arnold,Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service Pdf

After decades of activities in space, Earth's orbit is littered with man-made objects that no longer serve a useful purpose. This includes roughly 22,000 objects larger than the size of a softball and hundreds of thousands of smaller fragments. This population of space debris potentially threatens U.S. national security interests in space, both governmental (military, intelligence, and civil) and commercial. Congress has broadly supported the full-range of these national security interests and has a vested concern in ensuring a strong and continued U.S. presence in space.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UN
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Astronautics, Military
ISBN : UCSD:31822033259904

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Outer Space and Global Security by Anonim Pdf

This publication contains a number of papers presented at an international conference on the current and future military uses of space, held in Geneva in November 2002, as well as the conference report. Participants, who included governmental and non-governmental representatives, discussed a wide range of short and long-term measures to enhance space security, including the possibility of a ban on the deployment of any weapons in space.

Author : Richard J. Wilman,Christopher J. Newman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351742665

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Frontiers of Space Risk by Richard J. Wilman,Christopher J. Newman Pdf

CHOICE Recommended Title, March 2019 This book brings together diverse new perspectives on current and emerging themes in space risk, covering both the threats to Earth-based activities arising from space events (natural and man-made), and those inherent in space activity itself. Drawing on the latest research, the opening chapters explore the dangers from asteroids and comets; the impact of space weather on critical technological infrastructure on the ground and in space; and the more uncertain threats posed by rare hazards further afield in the Milky Way. Contributors from a wide range of disciplines explore the nature of these risks and the appropriate engineering, financial, legal, and policy solutions to mitigate them. The coverage also includes an overview of the space insurance market; engineering and policy perspectives on space debris and the sustainability of the space environment. The discussion then examines the emerging threats from terrorist activity in space, a recognition that space is a domain of war, and the challenges to international cooperation in space governance from the nascent asteroid mining industry. Features: Discusses developments and risks relevant to the public and private sectors as access to the space environment expands Offers an interdisciplinary approach blending science, technology, and policy Presents a high-level international focus, with contributions from academics, policy makers, and commercial space consultants

Author : United Nations. General Assembly. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Scientific and Technical Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015047863025

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Technical Report on Space Debris by United Nations. General Assembly. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Scientific and Technical Subcommittee Pdf

Author : David S. F. Portree
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Space debris
ISBN : NASA:31769000450489

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Orbital Debris: A Chronology by David S. F. Portree Pdf

The 37-year (1961-1998) history of orbital debris concerns. Tracks orbital debris hazard creation, research, observation, experimentation, management, mitigation, protection, and policy. Includes debris-producing, events; U.N. orbital debris treaties, Space Shuttle and space station orbital debris issues; ASAT tests; milestones in theory and modeling; uncontrolled reentries; detection system development; shielding development; geosynchronous debris issues, including reboost policies: returned surfaces studies, seminar papers reports, conferences, and studies; the increasing effect of space activities on astronomy; and growing international awareness of the near-Earth environment.

Author : Nicholas L. Johnson,Darren S. McKnight
Publisher : Krieger Publishing Company
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030630441

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Artificial Space Debris by Nicholas L. Johnson,Darren S. McKnight Pdf

Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1722787414

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Space Program by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Pdf

Experts estimate that more than 3.5 million man-made objects are orbiting the earth. These objects - space debris - include whole and fragmentary parts of rocket bodies and other discarded equipment from space missions. About 24,500 of these objects are 1 centimeter across or larger. A 1-centimeter man-made object travels in orbit at roughly 22,000 miles per hour. If it hit a spacecraft, it would do about the same damage as would a 400-pound safe traveling at 60 miles per hour. The Government Accounting Office (GAO) reviews NASA's plans for protecting the space station from debris, the extent and precision of current NASA and Defense Department (DOD) debris-tracking capabilities, and the extent to which debris has already affected shuttle operations. GAO recommends that the space debris model be updated, and that the findings be incorporated into the plans for protecting the space station from such debris. GAO further recommends that the increased risk from debris to the space shuttle operations be analyzed. Schwartz, Stephen A. and Beers, Ronald W. and Phillips, Colleen M. and Ramos, Yvette Unspecified Center ...

Author : Committee on Space Debris,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1995-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309587167

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Orbital Debris by Committee on Space Debris,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council Pdf

Since the beginning of space flight, the collision hazard in Earth orbit has increased as the number of artificial objects orbiting the Earth has grown. Spacecraft performing communications, navigation, scientific, and other missions now share Earth orbit with spent rocket bodies, nonfunctional spacecraft, fragments from spacecraft breakups, and other debris created as a byproduct of space operations. Orbital Debris examines the methods we can use to characterize orbital debris, estimates the magnitude of the debris population, and assesses the hazard that this population poses to spacecraft. Potential methods to protect spacecraft are explored. The report also takes a close look at the projected future growth in the debris population and evaluates approaches to reducing that growth. Orbital Debris offers clear recommendations for targeted research on the debris population, for methods to improve the protection of spacecraft, on methods to reduce the creation of debris in the future, and much more.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Outer space
ISBN : PSU:000013371494

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Orbital Space Debris by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications Pdf

Author : Ram S. Jakhu,Joseph N. Pelton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319543642

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Global Space Governance: An International Study by Ram S. Jakhu,Joseph N. Pelton Pdf

This book is based on the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Global Space Governance study commissioned by the 2014 Montreal Declaration that called upon civil society, academics, governments, the private sector, and other stakeholders to undertake an international interdisciplinary study. The study took three years to complete. It examines the drivers of space regulations and standards, key regulatory problems, and especially addresses possible improvements in global space governance. The world's leading experts led the drafting of chapters, with input from academics and knowledgeable professionals in the public and private sectors, intergovernmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations from all the regions of the world with over 80 total participants. This book and areas identified for priority action are to be presented to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and it is hoped will be considered directly or indirectly at the UNISPACE+50 event in Vienna, Austria, in 2018. The report, a collective work of all the contributors, includes objective analysis and frank statements expressed without pressure of political, national, and occupational concerns or interest. It is peer-reviewed and carefully edited to ensure its accuracy, preciseness, and readability. It is expected that the study and derivative recommendations will form the basis for deliberations and decisions at international conferences and meetings around the world on the theme of global space governance. This will hopefully include future discussion at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.