Space Debris

Secure World Foundation Resources

• "Analysis of Close Approaches Between Small Satellites and Catalog Objects", IAC-11.A6.2.2, 62nd Internaitonal Astronautical Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, October 2-7, 2011. Brian Weeden.
• "International Interdisciplinary Congress on Space Debris Report", presented at the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Vienna, Austria, 2011.
• 2007 Chinese Antisatellite Test Fact Sheet
• 2009 Iridium-Cosmos Collision Fact Sheet
• Space Sustainability Booklet
• "A Legal Note on Space Accidents", Cologne Journal of Space Law. B. Baseley-Walker.
• "Dancing in the Dark: The Orbital Rendezvous of SJ-12 and SJ-06F", Brian Weeden, The Space Review, August 30, 2010. Brian Weeden.
• "Saving Earth Orbit, One Piece of Junk at a Time", Brian Weeden, Space News blog, August 11, 2010.
• "Overview of the Legal and Policy Challenges of Orbital Debris Removal", IAC-10.A6.4.4, 61stInternational Astronautical Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, September 27 - October 1, 2010. Brian Weeden.
• "The 2010 Obama Space Policy: Sustainability, International Engagement and Stability in Space", October, 2010. Victoria Samson.
• "The Numbers Game," The Space Review, July 13, 2009. Brian Weeden.
• "Dealing with Galaxy 15: Zombiesats and On-Orbit Servicing," Brian Weeden, The Space Review, May 24, 2010. Brian Weeden.
• "Report On The Status Of Progress Toward The Long-Term Sustainability Of Space Activities", IAC 09 E.3.4.1, International Astronautical Congress, Daejeon S. Korea, October 2009.R. Williamson, B. Baseley-Walker, A. Lukaszczyk, N. Peter, K. Suzuki and B. Weeden.
• "Space Trash is No Joke," Asheville Citizen-Times, May 27, 2009. Victoria Samson.
• "Space Debris Positional Data Needed Commercially," Imaging Notes, Spring 2009. Dr. Ray Williamson.
• "Billiards in Space," The Space Review, February 23, 2009. Brian Weeden.
• "Minding the (Space) Environment," Imaging Notes, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2008. Dr. Ray Williamson.

Other Related Resources

• Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) Terms of Reference
• IADC Space Debris Mitigation Technical Support Document
• United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines
• NASA Orbital Debris Quarterly Newsletter
• "Space debris: on collision course with insurers?", Swiss Re, 2011.
• "A Minefield in Earth's Orbit - Interactive Chart", Scientific American, February 1, 2012.

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