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Journal articles on the topic "Space debris"

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Hanson, Ward. "Pricing Space Debris." New Space 2, no. 3 (September 2014): 143–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/space.2014.0010.

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Wright, David. "Space debris." Physics Today 60, no. 10 (October 2007): 35–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2800252.

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Kessler, D. J., P. D. Anz-Meador, and M. J. Matney. "Space Debris." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 150 (1996): 201–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100501547.

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AbstractMan-made, artificial space debris is of interest to the study of interplanetary dust for two reasons: (1) In many regions of Earth orbital space, the space debris flux is larger than the natural meteoroid flux, complicating the study of interplanetary dust, and (2) models and experiments developed to understand space debris may have application to the study of interplanetary dust. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the space debris environment as it is understood today by characterizing the models used to predict the space debris environment and describing the measurements to test the model predictions.Within the last 5 years, the space debris environment has been measured by a number of experiments. These experiments have revealed significant sources of debris in addition to the assumed major source of satellite explosions. Understanding these sources has required the development of more complex models and additional insight into the design and operation of spacecraft. Increased awareness of space debris issues at an international level has led to measures that have reduced the rate of growth in the environment. However, the number of new debris sources discovered seems to be proportional to the number of new measurements of the environment.
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Anselmo, Luciano. "Space debris." Advances in Space Research 41, no. 7 (January 2008): 1003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2008.02.013.

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Vitt, Elmar. "Space debris." Space Policy 5, no. 2 (May 1989): 129–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0265-9646(89)90071-4.

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Rossi, Alessandro. "Space debris." Scholarpedia 6, no. 1 (2011): 10595. http://dx.doi.org/10.4249/scholarpedia.10595.

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Yozkalach, Kadir. "Space debris as a threat to space sustainability." Central European Review of Economics and Management 7, no. 1 (March 29, 2023): 63–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.29015/cerem.967.

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Aim: The issue of space debris (or space junk) is an important aspect of the sustainability of space. If not properly managed, the accumulation of space debris could make some orbital paths too dangerous to use, potentially limiting our ability to explore and utilize space. This study aims to gain a better understanding of the space debris problem. Design / Research methods: This article is based on a review of official statistics, policy papers, and media coverage related to the topic of space debris. Findings: The data shows that intentional and non-intentional debris-creating events are still occurring. The increasing amount of debris brings higher risks to functional satellites and missions. While there are new projects to mitigate debris, these are challenging to put into action due to their high cost and high level of technology. Originality: This paper presents an overview of the space debris problem in the context of the sustainability of space, by focusing on legal and technological aspects. The paper also touches upon different ways to mitigate space debris. JEL: Q56, Q57
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Yeomans, Don. "Debris from space." Nature 369, no. 6483 (June 1994): 716. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/369716b0.

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O'SULLIVAN, DERMOT. "Space debris danger to space flights." Chemical & Engineering News 66, no. 34 (August 22, 1988): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cen-v066n034.p006.

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Taff, L. G. "Observations of Space Debris." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 112 (1991): 153–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100003900.

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ABSTRACTOptical observations of near Earth and deep-space debris conducted at M.I.T.’s artificial satellite observatory will be discussed. A brief review of observing technique, regions of high debris density, and amount of debris in orbit will be given. The unique, duplex facilities of the observatory allow the discrimination of debris from meteors, the construction of an orbital element set, and real-time identification of cataloged artificial satellites. Near-Earth debris is present in large numbers in all the popular near-Earth orbits; at least 5-6 times the 5000-6000 objects in the NORAD catalog. In deep-space, the new presence of Ariane-related debris adds significantly to the existing population which is treble that cataloged by NORAD.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Space debris"

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Baker, Howard A. "Space debris : legal and policy implications." Thesis, McGill University, 1988. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61730.

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Früh, Carolin [Verfasser]. "Identification of Space Debris / Carolin Früh." Aachen : Shaker, 2011. http://d-nb.info/1070150770/34.

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Fortin, Pierre 1960. "Artificial space debris and international law." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59927.

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In just three decades of human exploration and utilization of outer space, an unwanted legacy of thousands of artificial space debris has been left behind.
The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the appropriate technical aspects of the artificial space debris issue and to explore the legal ramifications of the question.
The first chapter is devoted to the technical aspects and covers topics such as the origins and location of artificial space debris, the hazards they constitute, the anticipated damage that might be caused by such debris and the likelihood of its occurrence.
In the second chapter, the legal aspects are explored by first looking at space law generally. A brief historical perspective of space law as well as the role of the United Nations in the making of space law is offered. Space law as it relates to the space debris issue is then analysed by first trying to define terms such as "space object", "component parts" and "space debris". Particular emphasis is then placed on issues like jurisdiction and control over space debris, international responsibility for space debris, their identification and, finally, liability for damage caused by space debris.
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Barrows, Simon. "Evolution of artificial space debris clouds." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1996. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/192401/.

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Over 120 cases of on-orbit breakups have now been recorded. Many more undetected events are believed to have occurred. Each time an object breaks up, whether by explosion or collision, a cloud of debris is formed. The overall objective of the PhD is to examine the interaction between the debris clouds produced by on-orbit fragmentation events and specific space systems. A breakup event will give rise to concentrations of debris which, for some time after the event, will have spatial densities considerably higher than the background flux. Thus, a detailed knowledge of the extent to which the cloud will grow over a given time period, and an accurate assessment of the risk of collision for a spacecraft passing through it, may prove to be important in mission planning and satellite shielding design. The SDS (Space Debris Simulation) software suite has been developed to carry out the analysis presented in this thesis and now represents the state-of-theart in debris cloud modelling. The integrated structure of the developed software enables a wide variety of analyses to be conducted and simulations of both historic and potential future orbital fragmentation events to be performed. Program BREAKUP uses a combination of empirical and analytical models to simulate catastrophic and non-catastrophic collisions, and also variable intensity explosive fragmentations. Included in BREAKUP is a novel parametric model for producing and controlling non-isotropic fragment spreads. TRAJECTORY acts as a test-bed for orbit propagation techniques, providing the facility for convenient and direct method comparison. EVOLUTION enables the complex dynamics of debris cloud growth to be visualised and in particular the effects of propagation method to be examined. Program TARGET employs a novel implementation of the method of probabilistic continuum dynamics to perform collision hazard assessments for spacecraft which encounter debris clouds. Among the additional new developments included in TARGET are the consideration of atmospheric drag, a direct interface with a non-isotropic cloud model, the use of a cellular target spacecraft representation and impact energy-related damage assessment algorithm, and a built-in satellite constellation analysis facility. A number of case studies are presented to illustrate the modelling capabilities of the SDS software suite, including the simulation of several historic fragmentation events and the debris cloud collision risks to ENVISAT-1 and the Iridium™ satellite constellation. The results produced by the models are validated by comparisons with other simulation software and, wherever possible, with actual breakup event, debris impact and spacecraft, orbit, data.
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Bischof, Roberta Joan. "The international policy implications of debris in outer space." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28656.

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Hürl, Kay-Uwe. "Legal and technical considerations of space debris." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33358.

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This thesis deals with the technical and legal measures presently available to combat space debris. Space debris is not as far out as it sounds. The issue is real and may become severe if no action is taken.
Focusing on existing legal instruments, this study shows their inadequacy in addressing space debris. As space debris was not considered an actual or a legal problem at the time of drafting, the provisions of international space law fail to provide solutions in certain areas.
Recommendations for the future are made. Considering the increase in outer space activities, solutions for the space debris threat are a necessity. Developing technology will only solve some of the problems as the amount of space debris proliferates in collisions of existing debris. Therefore, legal challenges will also be faced, some of which are discussed herein.
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Taylor, Michael W. 1971. "Orbital debris : technical and legal issues and solutions." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99558.

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This thesis examines the current technological and legal issues concerning orbital debris (space debris). The unique physical characteristics of the space environment are identified and explained. The thesis then explores the causes of orbital debris and examines the risk posed by debris to the most frequently used orbital areas. Significant environmental, legal, political, and economic consequences of orbital debris are described. The current technical and legal controls on the creation of debris are discussed and evaluated. Finally, proposed solutions are considered and critiqued. The thesis concludes with a non-binding treaty-based proposal for a new legal debris control regime that can encourage compliance and enhance accountability.
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Oswald, Michael. "New contributions to space debris environment modeling." Aachen Shaker, 2008. http://d-nb.info/988549123/04.

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McNutt, Ross Theodore. "Orbiting space debris : dangers, measurement and mitigation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43246.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992.
Title as it appears in the M.I.T. Graduate List, Feb. 1992: Orbital space debris, dangers, measurement and mitigation.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 321-331).
by Ross Theodore McNutt.
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Vasilieva, Stephania. "Ontologies as Bayesian Networks for Space Debris." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613564.

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Space debris is a rising problem in today's world. Because there is so much in space that is unknown, it is critical to eventually catalog every piece. Since there are many attributes and properties attached to space objects, it is preferable to use an ontological classification method. The information presented in the ontology can then be used to answer questions about space debris. A Bayesian network would accomplish that because of its quantitative nature. The similarities between ontologies and Bayesian networks, such as their architectures and their flexibility, make it possible to integrate an ontology into a Bayesian network. Image determination and object collision assessment were used as applications to check the viability of integrating ontologies and Bayesian networks. It was determined that ontologies and Bayesian networks are tools that when combined can result in new useful quantitative information.
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Books on the topic "Space debris"

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Agency, European Space. Space debris. Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ESA Publications Division, 2005.

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COSPAR, ed. Space debris. Oxford: published for the Committee on Space Research [by] Elsevier, 2008.

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Agency, European Space. Space debris. Noordwijk: ESA Communication Production Office, 2009.

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Luciano, Anselmo, and COSPAR, eds. Space debris. Kidlington, Oxford, U.K: Published for the Committee on Space Research [by] Elsevier, 2005.

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ESA Space Debris Working Group and European Space Agency, eds. Space debris. Paris: European Space Agency, 1988.

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Johnson, Nicholas L. Artificial space debris. Malabar, Fla: Krieger Pub. Co., 1991.

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S, McKnight Darren, ed. Artificial space debris. Malabar, Fla: Orbit Book Co., 1987.

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ESA Space Debris Working Group. Space debris: A report from the ESA Space Debris Working Group. Paris, France: The Agency, 1988.

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service., ed. Space debris: A growing problem. [Washington, D.C.]: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1991.

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ed. Space debris: A growing problem. [Washington, D.C.]: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 1991.

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Book chapters on the topic "Space debris"

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Gurfil, Pini, and P. Kenneth Seidelmann. "Space Debris." In Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics: Theory and Practice, 489–500. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-50370-6_17.

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Patterson, William R. "Space Debris." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies, 1–6. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74336-3_436-1.

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Colombo, Camilla, Francesca Letizia, Mirko Trisolini, and Hugh Lewis. "Space Debris." In Frontiers of Space Risk, 105–41. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]: CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b22139-5.

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Peng, Kang-Lin, IokTeng Esther Kou, and Hong Chen. "Space Debris." In Contributions to Management Science, 129–38. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1606-7_9.

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Patterson, William R. "Space Debris." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies, 1379–84. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74319-6_436.

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Freeland, Steven. "Orbital space debris." In Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance, 175–76. Second edition. | Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge, 2021.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367816681-72.

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Tkatchova, Stella. "Space Debris Mitigation." In Emerging Space Markets, 93–105. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55669-6_6.

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Wiedemann, Carsten. "Space Debris Mitigation." In Soft Law in Outer Space, 315–24. Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.7767/boehlau.9783205791850.315.

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Šilha, Jiří. "Space Debris: Optical Measurements." In Reviews in Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics, 1–21. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38509-5_1.

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Sokolova, Olga. "Space Debris, a Peril." In Space Debris Peril: Pathways to Opportunities, 3–6. Boca Raton, FL: CRC press, 2020.: CRC Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003033899-2.

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Conference papers on the topic "Space debris"

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Chhabildas, Trisha. "Space Debris." In Fifth International Conference on Space. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40177(207)173.

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Hari Shankar, R. L. "Space Debris Removal." In SpaceOps 2016 Conference. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2016-2496.

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OJAKANGAS, G., P. ANZ-MEADOR, and R. REYNOLDS. "Orbital debris environment." In Space Programs and Technologies Conference. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.1990-3863.

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Roybal, Robert, Pawel Tlomak, Robert Roybal, and Pawel Tlomak. "Hypervelocity space debris testing." In Defense and Space Programs Conference and Exhibit - Critical Defense and Space Programs for the Future. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.1997-3902.

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Qi Wang, Mengdao Xing, and Zheng Bao. "Space debris radar imaging." In IET International Conference on Radar Systems 2007. IEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:20070517.

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Blome, Hans-Joachim, and Thomas L. Wilson. "Nanotechnology and Orbital Debris." In Fifth International Conference on Space. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40177(207)44.

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ELFER, N., F. BAILLIF, and J. ROBINSON. "External tank space debris considerations." In Space Programs and Technologies Conference. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.1992-1411.

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Mancuso, Michelle. "Space Debris: A Growing Threat." In Fifth International Conference on Space. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40177(207)178.

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HENIZE, KARL, CHRISTINE O'NEILL, and MARK MULROONEY. "CCD observations of orbital debris." In Space Programs and Technologies Conference. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.1990-3870.

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JENKIN, ALAN, and MARLON SORGE. "Debris clouds in eccentric orbits." In Space Programs and Technologies Conference. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.1990-3903.

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Reports on the topic "Space debris"

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Naka, R., G. H. Canavan, R. A. Clinton, O. P. Judd, and A. F. Pensa. Space Surveillance, Asteroids and Comets, and Space Debris. Volume 3: Space Debris Summary Report. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada412613.

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Canavan, G. H., O. Judd, and R. F. Naka. Space debris executive summary. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/374143.

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Eberle, Caitlyn, and Zita Sebesvari. Technical Report: Space debris. United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), October 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53324/yiku7602.

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At present, there are approximately 8,300 satellites actively orbiting the Earth, gathering and distributing vital data for space science, Earth observation, meteorology, disaster early warning systems, telecommunication, and navigation. Satellites make our lives safer, more convenient and connected, and represent critical infrastructure that is now essential for a functioning society. However, as the number of satellites increases, so does the problem of space debris, posing a threat to both functioning satellites and the future of our orbit. This technical background report for the 2023 edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks report analyses the root causes, drivers, impacts and potential solutions for the space debris risk tipping point our world is facing through an analysis of academic literature, media articles and expert interviews.
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Eather, Robert H., and Ronald Siewert. Space Debris Detection and Analysis. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, February 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada282012.

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Canavan, G. H., O. P. Judd, and R. F. Naka. Comparison of space debris estimates. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/426989.

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Naka, F. R., G. H. Canavan, R. A. Clinton, O. P. Judd, and A. F. Pensa. Space Surveillance, Asteroids and Comets, and Space Debris. Volume 1: Space Surveillance. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada412693.

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Canavan, G. H. Rates inferred from the space debris catalog. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/377506.

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Canavan, G. H. Space debris collision and production analytic estimates. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/378771.

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Barty, C., J. Caird, A. Erlandson, R. Beach, and A. Rubenchik. High Energy Laser for Space Debris Removal. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/967732.

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Canavan, G. H. Fraction of space debris collisions that are catastrophic. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/378932.

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