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by Dzelamunyuy Simuben | 29-06-2023 00:58
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SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION the rising population of space debris increases, the potential danger to all space vehicles, including to the International Space Station and other spacecraft with humans aboard increases. There are approximately 23,000 pieces of debris larger than a softball orbiting the Earth. They travel at speeds up to 17,500 mph, fast enough for a relatively small piece of orbital debris (fleck) to damage a satellite or a spacecraft. In fact, millimeter-sized orbital debris represents the highest mission-ending risk to most robotic spacecraft operating in low Earth orbit. As times moves on, swirling fragments of past spaced debris have been trapped in orbit around the earth. This can result to collision of even a tiny piece of orbital debris with a spacecraft resulting to sharts bof dangerous debris. The main current space debris problem is initiated by explosions in orbit caused by left over energy fuel and batteries-onboard spacecrafts and rockets. Space orbit occupy a reasonable area that fuels up a large number of in-orbit break-ups of spacecraft and rocket stages. Continue creation of space debris will invoke Kessler syndrome when the density of objects in low earth orbit is high enough that collision between objects and debris creates a cascade effect, each crash generates debris that the increases the likelihood of further collision and at this point, certain orbits around the Earth will become inhospitable. According to ESA's report data, an average of 12accidental fragments occurs in earth space every year. As difficult and complicated as this situation may be, International guidenlines have lay down some comphensive measures towards attaining sustainable air space use. This guidelines entails that's rockets and spacecraft should be effectively designed to minimize the wamount of sshedding materials becoming detached during during launch and operation due to harsh space conditions. Another measere is to prevent the release of stored energy passivating spacecraft at the end of their lives. Another major to limit space debris is by preventing I space crashes through careful selection of orbits and performing collision avoidance manoeuvres. NASA takes the threat of collisions with space debris seriously and has a long-standing set of guidelines on how to deal with each potential collision threat to the space station. These guidelines play a vital part of a larger body of decision-making aids known as flight rules, specify when the expected proximity of a piece of debris increases the probability of a collision enough that evasive action or other precautions to ensure the safety of the crew are needed. About 88% of small playloads launched into the low-earth will naturally abide to space debris mitigation measures due to low altitude. Regulator in their space jjurisdiction bneeds to monitor statues space debris mitigation closely in other to meet up with their space environment. To continue benefitting from the science discovery technology and data circulate in space brings, it is important that we achieve better compliances with exiting space debris mitigation guidelines in spacecraft design and operations. Furthermore systematic analysis and monitoring of changing behavior in space will be able to aadhere with new technological improvement and investment. This will enhance our environmental conditions to be able to cope with airspace trafficking. In alignment of continue increase in space debris trafficking we need to reshape our minds on developing and advance in our technologies to make debris mitigation a measure-fail-safe. References https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340344826_ https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html http//www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/image https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/
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Former E-gen Ambassador
Dzelamunyuy Simuben
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Hello Dzelamunyuy! This is your mentor James.
You've emphasized the space debris problem in your theme report, mentioning the its cause, the Kessler syndrome, and some solutions/efforts to mitigate the issue. Internationally agreed guidelines regarding the design of spacecraft would definitely lower the probability of explosions and debris formation at the end life of satellites. Space explorations and satellite development is crucially needed for a convenient society in future generations, but it is also our responsibility to prevent further airspace pollution along the way!
Thank you for your fantastic work! Let's keep it up with your next report as well.
Posted 11-07-2023 18:17