Economical in-situ processing for orbital debris removalThis paper proposes and develops the first description of a concept for the removal of large pieces of orbital debris. After a brief discussion of the growing importance of the general problem of orbital debris, the idea of utilizing local resources for clearing the debris is introduced. A description of the initial terrestrially working hardware and future projections for this Autonomous Space Processor for Orbital Debris concludes this paper.
Document ID
19890030489
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ramohalli, Kumar (Arizona, University Tucson, United States)