Confronting space debris strategies and warnings from comparable examples including Deepwater Horizon

Orbital space debris represents a growing threat to the operation of man-made systems in space. With the goal of guiding future mitigation or remediation efforts, this monograph examines nine comparable problems that share similarities with orbital debris: acid rain, U.S. commercial airline security...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Baiocchi, Dave (-)
Autor Corporativo: United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (-)
Otros Autores: Wesler, William, IV
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, National Defense Research Institute 2010.
Colección:RAND Corporation monograph series Confronting space debris
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Descripción
Sumario:Orbital space debris represents a growing threat to the operation of man-made systems in space. With the goal of guiding future mitigation or remediation efforts, this monograph examines nine comparable problems that share similarities with orbital debris: acid rain, U.S. commercial airline security, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons, hazardous waste, oil spills, radon, email spam, and U.S. border control.
Notas:"Prepared for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (158 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780833051905