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Suggested Citation:"B WORKSHOP ON SPACE DEBRIS." National Research Council. 1995. Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4765.
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B Workshop on Space Debris

The Committee on Space Debris held a workshop at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in Irvine, California, on November 18-20, 1993. The following participants attended and provided a great deal of input to the committee on a wide range of debris-related topics.

Invited Participants

Mr. Howard Baker, Department of Justice, Canada

Dr. Vladimir Chobotov, The Aerospace Corporation, California, United States

Mr. Eric Christiansen, NASA Johnson Space Center, Texas, United States

Dr. Albrecht de Jonge, SRON, The Netherlands

Dipl.-Ing. Peter Eichler, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

Dr. David Finkleman, United States Air Force Space Command, Colorado, United States

Dr. Vladimir Fortov, Research Center IVTAN, Russia

Dr. Edna Jenkins, United States Naval Space Command, Virginia, United States

Dr. Gennady Kuzin, NPO Energia, Russia

Mr. Joseph Loftus, Jr., NASA Johnson Space Center, Texas, United States

Suggested Citation:"B WORKSHOP ON SPACE DEBRIS." National Research Council. 1995. Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4765.
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Ms. Lee Ann Hongping Lu, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, People's Republic of China

Dr. Carl Maag, T&M Engineering, California, United States

Dr. Jean-Claude Mandeville, CERT-ONERA/DERTS, France

Dr. Darren McKnight, Kaman Sciences Corporation, Virginia, United States

Dr. Walter Naumann, ESA Headquarters, France

Mr. Robert Penny, Jr., Motorola, Arizona, United States

Lt Col John Rabins, Air Force Space Command, Colorado, United States

Dr. Robert Reynolds, Lockheed Engineering Services Center, Texas, United States

Mr. Lakkavalli Satyamurthy, Embassy of India, Washington, D.C., United States

Mr. Eugene Stansbery, NASA Johnson Space Center, Texas, United States

Mr. Hitoshi Takatsuka, National Space Development Agency, Japan

Mr. Jose Verissimo, Hughes Space and Communications Company, California, United States

Dr. R. Viswanathan, Hughes Space and Communications Company, California, United States

Prof. Menglun Yu, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, People's Republic of China

Observers and Liaisons

Col Bill Gardner, Air Force Headquarters, United States

Mr. Russell Graves, Boeing, Texas, United States

Mr. George Levin, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., United States

Mr. Duane McRuer, ASEB Chairman, California, United States

Dr. Walter Sarjeant, ASEB Committee on Space Station, New York, United States

Suggested Citation:"B WORKSHOP ON SPACE DEBRIS." National Research Council. 1995. Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4765.
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Suggested Citation:"B WORKSHOP ON SPACE DEBRIS." National Research Council. 1995. Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4765.
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Since the beginning of space flight, the collision hazard in Earth orbit has increased as the number of artificial objects orbiting the Earth has grown. Spacecraft performing communications, navigation, scientific, and other missions now share Earth orbit with spent rocket bodies, nonfunctional spacecraft, fragments from spacecraft breakups, and other debris created as a byproduct of space operations. Orbital Debris examines the methods we can use to characterize orbital debris, estimates the magnitude of the debris population, and assesses the hazard that this population poses to spacecraft. Potential methods to protect spacecraft are explored. The report also takes a close look at the projected future growth in the debris population and evaluates approaches to reducing that growth. Orbital Debris offers clear recommendations for targeted research on the debris population, for methods to improve the protection of spacecraft, on methods to reduce the creation of debris in the future, and much more.

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