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Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

NASA’s orbital debris program officially began in 1979. Lacking an official program designation at the time, it was initiated in the Space Sciences Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) as a result of ...
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Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs

As indicated in Chapter 1, “Introduction and Historical Background,” NASA’s meteoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) models create the foundation for the technical services provided by the Orbital Debris ...