International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal

November 2, 2009 at 1:11 pm | Posted in Space Law Current Events | 1 Comment

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

An upcoming event of interest (Conference Flyer):

International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal
December 8-10, 2009
Location: Westfields Marriott, Chantilly, VA, USA.
Conveniently located just 8 miles (13 km) from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

Topics: Topics covered during the two-and-a-half dayconference will include:
• Understanding the orbital debris problem, including
growth projections and risk assessments
• Debris tracking
• Ground-based removal concepts and technologies
• Small debris (fragments) removal concepts and
technologies
• Large debris (spacecraft and rocket bodies) removal
concepts and technologies
• Solutions appropriate for Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
• Solutions appropriate for Geostationary Earth Orbit
(GEO)
• International policy and cooperation requirements
• Safety issues and other risks
• Legal and economic issues – constraints and incentives

Keynote Speakers: Bryan O’Connor, NASA’s Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance (confirmed) and Nicholas Johnson, NASA’s Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris (confirmed), will provide NASA’s perspective on debris removal. Heiner Klinkrad, head of the European Space Operations Centre’s Space Debris Office (confirmed) will provide ESA’s perspective on orbital debris.

Register on-line prior to November 23, 2009 at https://www.enstg.com/signup Enter code: INT11415

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  1. As a sounder alternative to plans to remove space debris from orbit, I suggest that this material is most valuable IN ORBIT.
    The safety issue is not so much that the debris is in orbit, as that its location may not be known and cannot be controlled.
    Large sums are spent to inject material into orbit. That great investment is not entirely diminished when it become ‘debris’.
    I propose creation of ORBITAL RECYCLING CENTERS: 1. to gather debris together is cheaper than de-orbiting material;
    2. a few such agglomerations of material can be controlled and located for safety;
    3. The material become invaluable when it can later be re-manufactured in space to suit future purposes.

    Comment by Robert Batson— June 7, 2010 #

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