| Title: | Limiting future collision risk to spacecraft : an assessment of NASA's meteoroid and orbital debris programs |
| Authors: | National Research Council (United States), Issuing body ; National Research Council (United States), Issuing body |
| Material Type: | report |
| Publisher: | Washington : The National Academies Press, 2011 |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-309-21974-7 |
| Size: | xii, 166 p. / col. ill / 28 cm |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | TL1499 |
| Subjects: | Astronautics and state--United States ; Space debris--Risk assessment--United States ; Space vehicles--Meteoroid protection |
| Description: | Derelict satellites, equipment and other debris orbiting Earth (aka space junk) have been accumulating for many decades and could damage or even possibly destroy satellites and human spacecraft if they collide. During the past 50 years, various National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) communities have contributed significantly to maturing meteoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) programs to their current state. Satellites have been redesigned to protect critical components from MMOD damage by moving critical components from exterior surfaces to deep inside a satellite's structure. Orbits are monitored and altered to minimize the risk of collision with tracked orbital debris. |
| Access: | http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13244 |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=8200 |
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