TOPIC SPONSORS: 50 SCS/CDCC & USSF/S8ZX
How we and other nations should track space debris and avoid collisions with it? Which technologies being designed to reduce/remove it should be used? Who (nations or private entities) can/should legally remove it from orbit? (50 SCS/CDCC) Can a monetary incentive solution that forces the owner to put more thought into overall utility, lifespan, and disposal mitigate space junk? (USSF/S8ZX)
- Brinich, Capt. Benjamin L., "Avoiding Collisions without Impacting Operational Security: A Study of United States Space Force Traffic Management," GCPME thesis, 2022, 39 pgs.
- Purgason, Jean A., "Space Junk and the US Military: A Policy Analysis on Physical Technology Options for Mitigating Orbital Debris," SAASS thesis, 2020, 68 pgs.