Establishing space traffic management standards, guidelines and best practices

Gleason, Michael P.

doi:10.1016/j.jsse.2020.06.005

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“…It is not in the scope of this paper to compare and contrast these more or less mature linguistic and conceptual initiatives; nor to enter debates about our interpretation of these definitions. We acknowledge the previous work undertaken by other scholars and institutions [8,13,14]. A space policy and a national administrative system to manage STM represent essential aspects of a nation's space governance.…”

Section: Space Traffic Management Recentlymentioning

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Space traffic management - key issue for Industry 4.0

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Bucovețchi

2021

MATEC Web Conf.

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Space technology and services represent a major component of the well-functioning societies’ infrastructure. At the same time, outer space is being increasingly accessed with many entities sending out technologies in an attempt to minimize launching and operational costs. Subsequently, a cross-domains activity, space technologies and services lay in the insufficiently settled area of legislative and institutional measures, leading to a growing ambiguity among professional community, reunited under the concept of ”space traffic management” (STM). In line with the new initiatives in the field of STM, this paper attempts to unblackbox the interplay between definitions and establishment history of it, its context of emergence, usage and the level of technological maturation. At the same time, the paper intends to address the tension between governmental and private initiatives related to the management and the coordination for space traffic, in order to open up a discussion on this topic. Thus the paper is expected to contribute to building a better understanding of the controversial nature of space services and technologies, especially with regard to delineations among geopolitical groups of interest, economic and governmental uses, as well as interfacing, roles and responsibilities, and impact on interoperable means of communication among various institutions.

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Section: Space Traffic Management Recentlymentioning

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Space traffic management - key issue for Industry 4.0

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Bucovețchi

2021

MATEC Web Conf.

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“…These capabilities and different organization catalogs have to come together to improve actionable knowledge of the orbital population. All this will underpin the capability to perform an efficient space traffic management system, which will become necessary as the number of satellites increase (Gleason, 2019). However, even the most detailed knowledge of the debris population, although helpful for mitigating the most immediate risks, does not, on its own, solve the main long-term issue, which is to achieve a reduction of the growth and possibly a reversal in the quantity of dangerous space debris.…”

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From Space Debris to NEO, Some of the Major Challenges for the Space Sector

Aglietti

2020

Front. Space Technol.

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“…Collisions with debris (e.g., [8]) or with uncontrolled large bodies (e.g., [9]) have already affected operational satellites. Unless the most hazardous objects are removed from LEO orbit [10] and all satellites are provided with end-of-life disposal systems [11][12][13][14], only policies and regulations can currently mitigate a further environment degradation and limit the hazards for operative satellites [15,16].…”

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Design of the Sabot-Stopping System for a Single-Stage Light-Gas Gun for High-Velocity Impacts

Barilaro,

Wylie,

Shafeeg

2023

Applied Sciences

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Collisions of space debris and micrometeorites with spacecraft represent an existential hazard for human activities in near-Earth orbits. Currently, guidelines, policies, and best practices are encouraged to help mitigate further propagation of this space debris field from redundant spacecraft and satellites. However, the existing space debris field is an environment that still poses a great threat and requires the design of contingency and fail-safe systems for new spacecraft. In this context, both the monitoring and tracking of space debris impact paths, along with knowledge of spacecraft design features that can withstand such impacts, are essential. Regarding the latter, terrestrial test facilities allow for replicating of space debris collisions in a safe and controlled laboratory environment. In particular, light-gas guns allow launching impactors at speeds in the high-velocity and hypervelocity ranges. The data acquired from these tests can be employed to validate in-orbit observations and structural simulations and to verify spacecraft components’ survivability. Typically, projectiles are launched and protected using a sabot system. This assembly, known as a launch package, is fired towards a sabot-stopping system. The sabot separates from the rest of the launch package, to avoid target contamination, and allows the projectile to travel towards the target through an opening in the assembly. The response and survivability of the sabot-stopping system, along with the transmission of the forces to the light-gas gun structure and prevention of target contamination, is an important design feature of these test apparatuses. In the framework of the development of Malta’s first high-velocity impact facility, particular attention was dedicated to this topic: in this paper, the description of a novel sabot-stopping system is provided. The system described in this research is mechanically decoupled from the interaction with the impact chamber and the light-gas gun pump tube; this solution avoids damage in case of failures and allows easier operations during the pre- and post-test phases.

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Establishing space traffic management standards, guidelines and best practices

Cited by 5 publications

References 1 publication

Space traffic management - key issue for Industry 4.0

Space traffic management - key issue for Industry 4.0

From Space Debris to NEO, Some of the Major Challenges for the Space Sector

Design of the Sabot-Stopping System for a Single-Stage Light-Gas Gun for High-Velocity Impacts

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