Managing Space Debris: Challenges and Solutions

Space debris, consisting of abandoned satellites, spacecraft explosions, and launch releases, poses a threat to space exploration. Collisions and the increase of debris are major concerns. Mitigation strategies, such as radar monitoring and active removal, are being implemented by organizations like NASA. The ethical dilemma of space pollution raises questions about spacecraft design and waste disposal in space.

• Space Debris
• Collisions
• Mitigation
• Space Exploration
• Ethics

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1. Space Debris Roberta Farrington

2. Man-made Space Debris Abandoned satellites Space craft explosions Launch releases Department of Defense detects the objects Orbit Earth at high velocities

3. Collisions Increasing space exploration will increase the probability for collisions Creates more debris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-d8BJ2iljc

4. Mitigation NASA maneuver warning for Space Station 7th European Conference on Space Debris (April 18-21) Radar, optical, & in-situ measurements Orbit prediction & determination Operational collision avoidance Debris environment modeling Debris mitigation techniques Active removal & remediation Policies & regulations Possible solutions: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/content/view/embedjw/471137

5. Discussion Ethics of Space Pollution Policy Approach Where do we draw the line on what we leave in space? Better spacecraft designs Remediation strategies Would it be okay to get rid of waste on Earth by dumping it in space?

6. Works Cited http://www.space.com/16518-space-junk.html http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Space_ Debris/About_space_debris https://conference.sdo.esoc.esa.int/page/welcome https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/o rbital_debris.html