Sensing and Avoiding Space Debris
Sensing and Avoiding Space Debris The conventional approach to avoiding collisions in space centers on estimating where satellites and debris will be relative to each other on subsequent orbits. Technologists are also working on concepts for removing dead satellites and spent rocket stages from orbit. Given the plans private companies have for launching thousands of satellites, these strategies may not suffice. Space expert Dave Finkleman says it's time to consider an alternative approach (Finkleman, 2017). I find this article very fascinating, considering the fantastic amount of satellites that will be launched in the next decade. The premise of this article is to bring to light the growing amount of space debris as well as the amount of satalites inorbit with more planned in the coming years. Should there be more research into this growing field or is there more technology in the works for equipment that can collect or destroy the space debris. This tech will solve one ...