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Earth's orbits at risk : the economics of space sustainability

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Editor | Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | 2022

Society's dependence on space infrastructure is at a critical juncture. Public and private actors worldwide are planning to launch tens of thousands of satellites into Earth's orbit in the next five years. This will greatly expand and enrich the[...]

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Legal aspects of planetary defence

Irmgard Marboe, Author | Leiden, Boston : Brill Nijhoff | Studies in space law | 2021

"Impacts by asteroids or comets on Earth may lead to natural disasters of catastrophic dimensions, the most famous being the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Space agencies and other actors are increasingly active in activities [...]

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Legal aspects of planetary defence

Irmgard Marboe, Author | Leiden, Boston : Brill Nijhoff | Studies in space law | 2021

"Impacts by asteroids or comets on Earth may lead to natural disasters of catastrophic dimensions, the most famous being the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Space agencies and other actors are increasingly active in activities [...]

Space debris peril : pathways to opportunities : capacity building in the new space era

Matteo Madi, Author ; Olga Sokolova, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2021

This book takes readers through the wide spectrum of problems created by space debris - including technical, political, legal and socio-economical aspects - and suggests ways to mitigate its negative consequences and create new opportunities. Wi[...]

Space debris peril : pathways to opportunities : capacity building in the new space era

Matteo Madi, Author ; Olga Sokolova, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2021

This book takes readers through the wide spectrum of problems created by space debris - including technical, political, legal and socio-economical aspects - and suggests ways to mitigate its negative consequences and create new opportunities. Wi[...]

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Space systems and sustainability : from asteroids and solar storms to pandemics and climate change

Joseph N. Pelton, Author | Cham : Springer | 2021

In this book, space scientist, futurist, and educator Joseph N. Pelton explores a dozen ways that Planet Earth is at existential risk, along with the many ways that space systems, data analytics, and advanced networking systems can help us cope [...]

Space sustainability : the economics of space debris in perspective

Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | 2020

This paper explores selected long-term sustainability issues related to increasing activities in outer space, with a particular focus on the economics of space debris. It reviews trends of selected space sustainability issues and discusses a ran[...]

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Theory of satellite fragmentation in orbit

Arjun Tan, Author ; Robert C. Reynolds, Author | [S.l.] : World Scientific | 2020

"For over half a century, an increasing number of satellites have fragmented in orbit, creating a large amount of hazardous orbital debris which threaten the safety of useful functioning satellites and space missions. This book discusses the the[...]

Dr. Space Junk vs. the universe : archaeology and the future /

Alice Gorman, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2019

Alice Gorman is a space archaeologist: she examines the artifacts of human encounters with space. These objects, left behind on Earth and in space, can be massive (dead satellites in eternal orbit) or tiny (discarded zip ties around a defunct sp[...]

Space security index 2019

Jessica West, Editor | [S.l.] : Space security.org | 2019

Space Security Index 2019 is the 16th annual report on developments related to safety, sustainability, and security in outer space. It is part of the broader Space Security Index (SSI) project, which aims to improve transparency on space activit[...]

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Active Debris Removal And Mitigation (ADAM)

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

"In recent years, the number of satellites which have been launched into orbit is constantly growing. In the event that new concepts, such as mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit, are commercially successful, the number of annually launched sa[...]

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Frontiers of space risk : natural cosmic hazards and societal challenges

Richard J. Wilman, Editor ; Christopher J. Newman, Editor | [S.l.] : Taylor & Francis | 2018

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. D[...]

Future of On Orbit Servicing

Antonio Caiazzo, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

The business regarding any space related activities is limited by on-orbit failures, launch failures and the amount of supplies that can be carried as part of a space mission. In the common spacecraft, it is possible to identify “expendable’ sou[...]

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Space security index 2018

Jessica West, Editor | [S.l.] : Space security.org | 2018

This report is part of the broader Space Security Index (SSI) project, which aims to improve transparency on space activities and provide a common, comprehensive, objective knowledge base to support the development of national and international [...]

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Space sustainability : a pratical guide

Washington, DC : Secure World Foundation | 2018

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Perspectives in space surveillance

Ramaswamy Sridharan, Editor ; Antonio Pensa, Editor | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | MIT Lincoln Laboratory series | 2017

In the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union raced to develop space-based intelligence gathering capability. The Soviets succeeded first, with SPUTNIK I in 1957. The United States began to monitor the growing Soviet space presence by dev[...]

Space debris: the ESA approach

K. Fletcher, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA BR | 2017

The continuing growth in space debris poses an increasing threat to operating spacecraft, making safe operations in some orbital regions no longer possible in the long-term. To limit this growth, active debris removal will be necessary. Activiti[...]

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Space security index 2017

Laura Grego, Editor | [S.l.] : Space security.org | 2017

this report is part of the broader Space Security Index (SSI) project, which aims to improve transparency on space activities and provide a common, comprehensive, objective knowledge base to support the development of national and international [...]

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Asteroid and space debris manipulation : advances from the Stardust Research Network

Massimiliano Vasile, Editor ; Edmondo Minisci, Editor ; Thimothy C. Lieuwen, Editor | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Progress in astronautics and aeronautics | 2016

Asteroid and Space Debris Manipulation features material initially developed for lectures presented at the Opening Training School of Stardust, a training and research network devoted to developing and mastering techniques for asteroid and space[...]

Luna Hathor : international deep drilling lunar mission study

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2016

The motivation for this study is derived from a renewed interest through missions from NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ISRO and CASC with recent talks on permanent human and robotic presence on the Moon. A framework has been developed in the report [...]

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Pollution spatiale : l' état d'urgence

Christophe Bonnal, Author | Paris : Belin | 2016

Space for the 21st Century : discovery, innovation, sustainability

Michael Simpson, Editor ; Ray A. Williamson, Editor ; Langdon Morris, Editor | North Charleston (United States) : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | Aerospace Technology Working Group | 2016

It deals principally with the topic of sustainability of space operations. In all fields of challenging endeavor actually accomplishing an objective (e.g., putting a satellite into orbit) comes first, followed by exploitation or commercializati[...]

Space security index 2016

Jessica West, Editor | [S.l.] : Space security.org | 2016

this report is part of the broader Space Security Index (SSI) project, which aims to improve transparency on space activities and provide a common, comprehensive, objective knowledge base to support the development of national and international [...]

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Active debris removal in LEO

Zhao Yi, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

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New solutions for the space debris problem

Joseph N. Pelton, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2015

Addressing a pressing issue in space policy, Pelton explores the new forms of technology that are being developed to actively remove the defunct space objects from orbit and analyzes their implications in the existing regime of international spa[...]

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New solutions for the space debris problem

Joseph N. Pelton, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2015

Addressing a pressing issue in space policy, Pelton explores the new forms of technology that are being developed to actively remove the defunct space objects from orbit and analyzes their implications in the existing regime of international spa[...]

Space debris : current situation assessment and the way forward

Juan Esteban Gramajo Gonzalez, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

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Space security index 2015

[S.l.] : Space security.org | 2015

The key consideration in this SSI definition of space security is not the interests of particular national or commercial entities, but the security and sustainability of outer space as an environment that can be used safely and responsibly by al[...]

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AMOOS : Autonomous Mission for On-Orbit Servicing

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2014

Orbital debris is a growing problem threatening Low Earth Orbit (LEO) assets that provide foundational services and data critical in modern society. The debris population is especially concentrated in popular orbits such as Sun Synchronous Orbit[...]

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6th European conference on space debris : proceedings of [...], [held] 22-25 April 2013, Darmstadt, Germany

L. Ouwehand, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2013

To improve our understanding of the space debris environment, assess related risks, mitigate its growth, and control its stability, a multitude of technical disciplines is required. Many of these will be addressed in the course of this conferen[...]

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