Space debris (also known as space junk, space pollution, space waste, space trash, space garbage, or cosmic debris) are defunct human-made objects in space –...

Space debris usually burns up in the atmosphere, but larger debris objects can reach the ground intact. According to NASA, an average of one cataloged...

Earth. Space debris may also consist of natural components such as chunks of rock and ice. The problem of space debris has grown as various space programs...

: II-238  During the design process of the Space Shuttle, a requirement of the ET was that it would not release any debris that could potentially damage the orbiter...

(2017). Tundra Disposal Orbit Study. 7th European Conference on Space Debris. ESA Space Debris Office. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved...

due to space pollution is numerous enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates space debris that increases...

Retrieved 13 October 2020. "Space station from 2001: A Space Odyssey". United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2010). "Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines...

are three primary forms: atmospheric particulate matter, marine debris, and space debris. Some particles are released directly from a specific source, while...

chance of moving over 200 km above the geostationary belt at end of life. Space debris at geostationary orbits typically has a lower collision speed than at...

entire globe with similar lighting. As the number of satellites and space debris around Earth increases, the threat of collision has become more severe...

Nahra, Henry (24–29 April 1989). Effect of Micrometeoroid and Space Debris Impacts on the Space Station Freedom Solar Array Surfaces (PDF). Spring Meeting...

generates space debris, which can collide with other satellites and generate more space debris. A cascading multiplication of space debris could cause...

Major contributors to space debris include the explosion of upper stages and satellite collisions. There were 190 known satellite breakups between 1961...

Specific issues of space ethics include space debris mitigation and the militarization of space, but also more theoretical topics like space colonization,...

on "Disaggregated Space Architectures". Anti-satellite attacks, especially ones with kinetic kill vehicles, can form space debris which can stay in orbit...

humanity's space activity. The region has seen high levels of space pollution, mainly in the form of space debris, threatening any space activity in...

Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) is an inter-governmental forum whose aim is to co-ordinate efforts to deal with debris in orbit around...

international guidelines on space debris mitigation. Speaking at the 42nd annual meeting of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC)...

systems is limited to relatively low altitudes due to space debris issues and so as to avoid leaving debris from launch in orbit. On March 23, 1983, President...

forms of space debris removal are being considered and produced to slow the exponential growth of space debris orbiting Earth due to increased space exploration...

launches have resulted in more space debris orbiting Earth, hindering the ability of nations to operate in the space environment while increasing the...

debris falls to Earth over Pacific Ocean". Space.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023. "Long March 5B: Debris from...

subject includes procedures designed to prevent the accumulation of space debris in orbit, analytical methods for predicting likely collisions, and avoidance...

Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies (CORDS). The group is unique in that it is the only one that systematically tests fallen space debris in its laboratory...

"dodge" any space debris large enough to track. Impacts by space objects such as meteoroids, micrometeorites and orbiting man-made debris pose another...

of satellites employed by Starlink also creates long-term dangers of space debris collisions. However, the satellites are equipped with krypton-fueled...

presence in space, particularly through mediation, can take many physical forms from space debris, uncrewed spacecraft, artificial satellites, space observatories...

detecting, tracking, and cataloguing satellites, near-Earth objects, and space debris. In 2011, SST achieved first light at the White Sands Missile Range,...

artificial satellites and space debris in Earth orbit. Contracts were issued for development and construction in 2014, and the Space Fence was expected to...

list of artificial objects reentering Earth's atmosphere by mass (see space debris). Such objects are often completely destroyed by reentry heating, but...