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Debris control design achievements of the booster separation motors [PDF]
, 1985 The stringent debris control requirements imposed on the design of the Space Shuttle booster separation motor are described along with the verification program implemented to ensure compliance with debris control objectives.
Chase, C. A., Smith, G. W.
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Development of a Model for the Small-Particle Orbital Debris Population Based on the STS Impact Record [PDF]
In preparation for the release of the Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM) version 3.1, the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office (ODPO) revisited how orbiting debris populations of characteristic sizes smaller than 1 cm were modeled.
Matney, M., Seago, J.., Vavrin, A.
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An 82 Inclination Debris Cloud Revealed by Radar [PDF]
The statistical debris measurement campaigns conducted by the Haystack Ultrawideband Satellite Imaging Radar on behalf of the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office are used to characterize the long-term behavior of the small, low Earth orbit (LEO) orbital ...
Anz-Meador, P., Gates, D.
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Final design of a space debris removal system [PDF]
The objective is the removal of medium sized orbital debris in low Earth orbits. The design incorporates a transfer vehicle and a netting vehicle to capture the medium size debris.
Carlson, Erika +8 more
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An analysis of penetration and ricochet phenomena in oblique hypervelocity impact [PDF]
An experimental investigation of phenomena associated with the oblique hypervelocity impact of spherical projectiles on multisheet aluminum structures is described.
Horn, Jennifer R. +2 more
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Ballistic limit of 6061 T6 aluminum and threat to surface coatings for use with orbiting space station space suit materials [PDF]
In recent years orbiting satellites, spent components, collisions and explosions have populated the near earth orbit with debris potentially more hazardous than the average meteoroid debris.
Fish, D.
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The NASA Orbital Debris Engineering Model 3.1: Development, Verification, and Validation [PDF]
The NASA Orbital Debris Program Office has developed the Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM) primarily as a tool for spacecraft designers and other users to understand the long-term risk of collisions with orbital debris. The newest version, ORDEM 3.
Anz-Meador, P. +6 more
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