Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of Nasa's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs Tapa blanda - 2011

National Academies Press, 2011. Paperback. New. 180 pages. 10.90x8.50x0.50 inches.

pp. 178 . Other. Used.

Paperback / softback. New. 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. MMOD shielding added to the International Space Station (ISS) protects critical components and astronauts from potentially catastrophic damage that might result from smaller, untracked debris and meteoroid impacts. Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's… Leer más