Preservation of near-earth space for future generations

Title
  1. Preservation of near-earth space for future generations / edited by John A. Simpson.
Published by
  1. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Additional authors
  1. Simpson, John A. (John Alexander), 1916-2000.
  2. University of Chicago.
Description
  1. x, 247 pages : illustrations; 31 cm
Subject
  1. Space debris > Congresses
  2. Space pollution > Congresses
  3. Artificial satellites > Orbits > Congresses
  4. Environmental protection > Congresses
  5. Artificial satellites > Orbits
  6. Environmental protection
  7. Space debris
  8. Space pollution
  9. Weltraummüll
  10. Umweltschutz
  11. Kongress
  12. Space
  13. Environmental protection
  14. Débris spatiaux > Congrès
  15. Espace extra-atmosphérique > Pollution > Congrès
  16. Satellites artificiels > Terre > Orbites > Congrès
  17. Atmosphère > Contamination radioactive
Genre/Form
  1. Conference papers and proceedings
Contents
  1. Introduction / J.A. Simpson -- The earth satellite population : official growth and constituents / Nicholas L. Johnson -- The current and future environment : an overall assessment / Donald J. Kessler -- The current and future space debris environment as assessed in Europe / Dietrich Rex -- Human survivability issues in the low earth orbit space debris environment / Bernard Bloom -- Protecting the space environment for astronomy / Joel R. Primack -- Effects of space debris on commercial spacecraft -- the RADARSAT example / H. Robert Warren and M.J. Yelle -- Potential effects of the space debris environment on military space systems / Albert E. Reinhardt -- Precluding post-launch fragmentation of delta stages / Irvin J. Webster and T.Y. Kawamura -- U.S. international and interagency cooperation in orbital debris / Daniel V. Jacobs -- ESA concepts for space debris mitigation and risk reduction / Heiner Klinkrad -- Space debris : how France handles mitigation and adaptation / Jean-Louis Marcé -- Facing seriously the issue of protection of the outer space environment / Qi Yong Liang -- Near earth space contamination and counteractions / Vladimir F. Utkin and S.V. Chekalin -- The current and future space debris environment as assessed in Japan / Susumu Toda -- Orbital debris minimization and mitigation techniques / Joseph P. Loftus, Jr., Philip D. Anz-Meador and Robert Reynolds -- In pursuit of a sustainable space environment : economic issues in regulating space debris / Molly K. Macauley -- The economics of space operations : insurance aspects / Christopher T.W. Kunstadter -- Environmental treatymaking : lessons learned for controlling pollution of outer space / Winfried Lang -- Regulation of orbital debris -- current status / Howard A. Baker -- Who should regulate the space environment : the laissez-faire, national, and multinational options / Diane P. Wood -- Orbital debris : prospects for international cooperation / Jeffrey Maclure and William C. Bartley -- Preservation of near earth space for future generations : current initiatives on space debris in the United Nations / Stephen Gorove -- A legal regime for orbital debris : elements of a multilateral treaty / Pamela L. Meredith.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. "Based on an interdisciplinary symposium held in honor of the 100th anniversary of the University of Chicago, 24-26 June 1992"--Pref.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.