There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

But when these instruments finish their work, many become debris that continues to circle the planet. This growing array of old rocket stages, dead satellites, and even tiny fragments from collisions ...

The debris problem is acute because only specific orbital bands, like low Earth orbit (LEO), are practical for satellites. LEO, hosting ~27,000 tracked objects, is increasingly congested with ...

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there was some additional money that goes to debris removal needs that weren’t met by state and federal. We see as MountainTrue as a great entity to help with that.” This Earth Day operation ...

Abstract: We analyse the combined effect of Poynting–Robertson and solar-wind drag on space debris. We derive a model within Cartesian, Gaussian and Hamiltonian frameworks. We focus on the ...

A state Senate hearing was held on Monday to see if the South Carolina Treasurer should be removed from office. A multi-strategy investment firm announced that Spartanburg County will be the home ...

But BioServe has also kept one foot planted on the ground. The center’s research has generated new insights into human medical conditions like bone loss and cancer—and could even lead to facilities in ...

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