Space Debris and Other Threats from Outer Space

by Joseph N. Pelton

Book Overview

Introduction to Threats in Outer Space.- Orbital Debris - A Growing Threat and the Kessler Syndrome.- The Various Orbits and their threat levels (LEO, polar, Meo and Geo).- The Efforts of Inter Agency Space Debris Coordinating Committee (IADC) and UN COPUOS.- Space Debris Remediation and Removal Initiatives.- NEOS, Asteroids and Comets.- Solar Flares and CMEs.- Radiation and the Ozone Layer and Other Concerns from Space Weather.- Top Ten Things...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461467136
• ISBN13: 9781461467137
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"