Orbital Debris Mitigation in Support of Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management

Published 2019-07-18 From Johnson Space Center 1 author

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Abstract

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Outline: The orbital debris (OD) problem: The environment; Long-term population growth; Risk to space missions. OD mitigation, space situational awareness (SSA), andvspace traffic management (STM). Orbital debris (OD) definition: human-made debris in Earth orbit. Space debris (SD) definition: micrometeoroids and orbital debris (MMOD).

Author

Liou, J.-C. NASA Johnson Space Center

Citation: Liou, J.-C. (2019). Orbital Debris Mitigation in Support of Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management. Johnson Space Center. NASA NTRS ID 20190001271. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20190001271 ↗