Preservation of Near-Earth Space for Future Generations
Preservation of Near-Earth Space for Future Generations
AUD$71.95
inc GSTWhat will happen to the near-Earth space environment? How can we ensure the survival of future scientific, commercial and military satellites and space stations? This book addresses the questions that must be asked as man-made debris in space around the Earth - from dust particles to rocket casings, and even radioactive materials - becomes a critical problem. World wide specialists address the issues, problems and policies concerned with the preservation of near-Earth space in this volume. Their articles cover the technical aspects, and the economic and legal issues concerned, including the enforcement and monitoring of international agreements and the resolution of disputes. This clearly written and well-illustrated survey offers the professional and concerned non-specialist an authoritative review of the problems with, and solutions to, space debris.
- Includes all the technical, legal, economic and international issues concerned with the future uses of near-Earth space
- A clear picture of the concerns of all the space-going nations
- A critical guide for future work towards international agreement
Reviews & endorsements
'This is a splendid volume. Its usefulness is enhanced by a short bibliography on space debris. It is a book which should be read with care by all astronomers and to which due reference will be made in years to come.' Observatory
Product details
May 2007Paperback
9780521036757
264 pages
296 × 208 × 17 mm
0.644kg
118 b/w illus. 11 tables
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Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I. Introduction:
- 1. Introduction J. A. Simpson
- Part II. Defining the Problem:
- 2. The Earth satellite population: official growth and constituents Nicholas L. Johnson
- 3. The current and future environment: an overall assessment Donald J. Kessler
- 4. The current and future space debris environment as assessed in Europe Dietrich Rex
- 5. Human survivability issues in the low Earth orbit space debris environment Bernard Bloom
- 6. Protecting the space environment for astronomy Joel R. Primack
- 7. Effects of space debris on commercial spacecraft - the RADARSAT example H. Robert Warren and M. J. Yelle
- 8. Potential effects of the space debris environment on military space systems Albert E. Reinhardt
- Part III. Mitigation of and Adaptation to the Space Environment: Techniques and Practices:
- 9. Precluding post-launch fragmentation of delta stages Irvin J. Webster and T. Y. Kawamura
- 10. US international and interagency cooperation in orbital debris Daniel V. Jacobs
- 11. ESA concepts for space debris mitigation and risk reduction Heiner Klinkrad
- 12. Space debris: how France handles mitigation and adaptation Jean-Louis Marcé
- 13. Facing seriously the issue of protection of the outer space environment Qi Yong Liang
- 14. Space debris - mitigation and adaptation U. R. Rao
- 15. Near Earth space contamination and counteractions Vladimir F. Utkin and S. V. Chekalin
- 16. The current and future space debris environment as assessed in Japan Susumu Toda
- 17. Orbital debris minimization and mitigation techniques Joseph P. Loftus Jr, Philip D. Anz-Meador and Robert Reynolds
- Part IV. Economic Issues:
- 18. In pursuit of a sustainable space environment: economic issues in regulating space debris Molly K. Macauley
- 19. The economics of space operations: insurance aspects Christopher T. W. Kunstadter
- Part V. Legal Issues:
- 20. Environmental treatymaking: lessons learned for controlling pollution of outer space Winfried Lang
- 21. Regulation of orbital debris - current status Howard A. Baker
- 22. Who should regulate the space environment: the laissez-faire, national and multinational options Diane P. Wood
- Part VI. A Multilateral Treaty:
- 23. Orbital debris: prospects for international cooperation Jeffrey Maclure and William C. Bartley
- 24. Preservation of near Earth space for future generations: current initiatives on space debris in the United Nations Stephen Gorove
- 25. A legal regime for orbital debris: elements of a multilateral treaty Pamela L. Meredith
- Part VII. Panel Discussions:
- 26. Panel discussion led by Diane Wood
- 27. Panel discussion led by Paul Uhlir
- 28. Suggested further reading on orbital debris.
