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Orbiting Debris: A Space Environmental Problem
OTA-BP-ISC-72
NTIS order #PB91-114272





Full Report ~1113K

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Front Matter ~29K
Table of Contents ~28K

Sections
INTRODUCTION ~75K
FINDINGS ~174K
THE ORBITAL DEBRIS ENVIRONMENT ~290K
DEBRIS REDUCTION STRATEGIES ~137K
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS ~162K
FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR REDUCING ORBITAL DEBRIS ~192K

Appendixes
A: Collision Probabilities for Satellites ~10K
B: U.S. Statutes Governing Outer Space ~64K
C: U.S. Commercial Regulatory Programs ~55K


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