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Conjunction assessment past, present, and future
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Newman, Lauri K. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Since 1957, humankind's reliance on the space domain for military, humanitarian, and commercial applications has continued to increase. 1960 first successful use of a meteorological satellite,1963 first use of a geosynchronous communications satellite, 1985 Block I of GPS fielded, 1998 first module of ISS, 2001 first satellite radio broadcast over North America. What you take into space, stays in space: launch vehicle, rocket-bodies, mission-related debris. Debris can also be generated on-orbit: fuel/battery explosions, collisions. Only naturally-occurring retarding effect is orbital decay due to atmospheric drag: some remediation measures available, active debris removal not yet viable option. Because of our reliance on space and the fact that space really isn't limitless, the Big Sky theory is no longer an acceptable risk posture. There have been eight (8) on-orbit collisions reported to date, half of which occurred in the last 10 years. |
| File Size | 1334464 |
| Page Count | 24 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20150011452 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3dz5809j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2015-05-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Assessment Conjunction Operations Spacecraft Maneuvers Space Debris Risk Assessment Probability Theory Collisions Communication Satellites Maneuvers Risk Management Collision Avoidance Robotics Earth Orbits Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
