Orbital debris : cost impact on setting policy

dc.contributor.advisorAlfriend, Kyle T.
dc.contributor.authorWolfner, William S.
dc.contributor.secondreaderCarl R. Jones.
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-30T22:05:25Z
dc.date.available2013-04-30T22:05:25Z
dc.date.issued1996-06
dc.descriptionSystems Technology (Space Systems Operationsen_US
dc.description.abstractAs the exploration of space increases, the problems associated with orbital debris also increase. 0rbital debris continues to grow at a linear rate with an ever increasing possibility of a shift to an exponential rate. If this point is achieved, space travel will, at best, be extremely hazardous and at worst, unusable. When mitigating orbital debris, cost and policy issues must be addressed. Currently no policy exists that makes the mitigation of orbital debris mandatory but it only strongly recommends mitigation as long as it is cost effective. This thesis addresses the cost impact of alternative spacecraft design Options for orbital debris mitigation. The cost impact is shown by developing generic satellite characteristics, considering two different altitudes, and using alternative design options.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.recognitionNAen_US
dc.description.serviceU.S. Navy (U.S.N.) author.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/orbitaldebriscos1094532127
dc.format.extent108 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/32127
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.titleOrbital debris : cost impact on setting policyen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSystems Technology (Space Systems Operationsen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Systems Technology (Space Systems Operationsen_US
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