... 500,000 pieces of man made, non-functioning space debris, travelling at high speed which could seriously damage ... codes described above in respect of planetary protection and space debris mitigation. The dangers inherent in relying on voluntary codes...
... the position of the target satellite with a sufficient degree of accuracy. Forecasting the long-term evolution of the space debris population. This figure describes the results from of a large number of Monte Carlo simulations of the long-term...
...wholly residing in or crossing the LEO region on 1 January 2013, and derived from the ESA Meteoroid and Space Debris Terrestrial Environment (MASTER) model. To study the effect of existing guidelines in view of the constellation satellite traffic and...
...refuelling services is expected to grow as lunar transportation and an in-orbit economy develops Space debris poses a persistent threat to government and industry space assets, direct risks to individual satellite operators, and a growing risk to the...
... active intervention and prevention of an uncontrolled increase in the debris population, through both mitigation and remediation of the debris environment”. His article, Tackling space debris - a global priority, examined the urgent need to develop...
... orbits does have a considerable inherent value, and one that will need to be protected for future space generations [see ‘Space debris conundrum for international law makers’, Ward Munters, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, Belgium...