It's time!
...to safeguard humanity's orbital infrastructure using Affordable ADR (Active Debris Removal)
It's time!
...to safeguard humanity's orbital infrastructure using Affordable ADR (Active Debris Removal)
...to safeguard humanity's orbital infrastructure using Affordable ADR (Active Debris Removal)
...to safeguard humanity's orbital infrastructure using Affordable ADR (Active Debris Removal)
While the effects of space debris work on a much slower timescale than a nuclear fission reaction, once it reaches critical mass there is no way to stop the number of collisions from exploding out of control. Let's take a look at our current space debris situation.
NASA estimates there are over 100 million objects already orbiting Earth. This is the result of over 6,500 space missions spanning 60+ years and over 400 debris generating events. 19% of tracked space objects reside or pass through Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), where GPS and other GNSS constellations are situated. The same GPS that supports the $21.4 trillion U.S. Gross Domestic Product.
Alarmingly, in the next 8 years, this tragic legacy shall be eclipsed as 17 times more space missions are slated for launch. The White House has reactively published a STM Policy and an Orbital Debris R&D Plan. Space Force generals have explicitly stated their strategy to outsource debris removal, while the Office of Space Commerce has reiterated the economic urgency to Congress. Yet, according to NASA’s OIG Orbital Debris Audit, NASA has achieved little to no progress and lacks the initiative and urgency to lead development or acquisition of Active Debris Removal technology, despite Congressional and Presidential directives.
As this recipe for disaster begins to emerge, how are investors in the $3T global space economy going to react when space objects collide more frequently? What will you do if your phone, or other internet device, lost connectivity, messaging, weather reports, navigation, TV, video conferencing, banking? What if the power grid went down temporarily? Do you have a plan? Tick, tick, tick.
The backbone of today's economy relies upon computer broadband network operations, which rely heavily upon the timing functions provided by satellites.
Stock markets, banks, ATMs, point-of-sale transactions, and mobile banking rely heavily upon timing functions provided by satellites.
Transportation, whether air, maritime, or automotive, all rely upon location and navigation functions provided by satellites.
Weather reports, land surveys to monitor crop health, illegal logging, global ice cover, and military surveillance all rely upon satellites.
Mobile phones, TV, data, video conferencing, amateur radio, and military messaging rely upon satellites.
Electricity transmission and networks that balance demand rely upon satellites.
Space telescopes, space stations, and soon space tourism all require a sustainable space environment that is maintained in order to avoid collisions with space debris.
That's right. All the above space-based services rely upon satellites. More on that coming up on the learning page. Space debris has been a topic of great debate since 1978. Substantial time and money has been spent to define the scale of the problem. Numerous studies, reports, hearings, policy, best practices, articles, and even Hollywood movies, have propelled space debris into the limelight of today’s environmentally conscience ecosystem.
Humanity has spent billions of dollars implementing our now vital orbital satellite infrastructure. Yet, the cost of today’s technology makes the cleanup of our orbital environment painfully high. Until now.
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