The collision between Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 in 2009 has reignited interest in using active debris removal to remediate the near-Earth orbital debris environment. A recent NASA study shows that, in order to stabilize the environment in the low Earth orbit (LEO) region for the next 200 years, active debris removal of about five large and massive (1 to more than 8 metric tons) objects per year is needed. To develop the capability to remove five of those objects per year in a cost-effective manner truly represents a grand challenge in engineering and technology development.
Active Debris Removal - A Grand Engineering Challenge for the Twenty-First Century
2011
6 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Active Debris Removal - A Grand Engineering Challenge for the Twenty-First Century (AAS 11-254)
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