Preface | p. iii |
Figures | p. ix |
Tables | p. xi |
Summary | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xxv |
Abbreviations | p. xxvii |
Introduction: The Problem of Orbital Debris | p. 1 |
What Is Orbital Debris? | p. 1 |
Objective | p. 3 |
Methodology | p. 5 |
Comparable Problems and Identifying Characteristics | p. 9 |
Nomenclature | p. 13 |
Mitigation and Remediation | p. 13 |
A Framework for Addressing Orbital Debris and the Comparable Problems | p. 15 |
Framework | p. 15 |
Progressing Through the Stages | p. 18 |
Incorporating the Concept of Risk | p. 18 |
Describing Additional Levels of Complexity | p. 21 |
Analysis: Comparing the Timeline of Orbital Debris with the Timelines of the Comparable Problems | p. 23 |
Relative Timelines | p. 23 |
Mitigation Strategies and Their Use in Other Communities | p. 27 |
What Is Mitigation? | p. 27 |
Describing the Stakeholder Community | p. 28 |
Describing the Orbital Debris Community | p. 31 |
Approaches to Mitigation | p. 32 |
Command/Control Approaches | p. 33 |
Market-Based Approaches | p. 34 |
Performance-Based Approaches | p. 35 |
Practical Examples of Mitigation | p. 35 |
Airline Security | p. 35 |
Radon | p. 38 |
Acid Rain | p. 40 |
Remedies and Their Use in Other Communities | p. 45 |
What Is Remediation? | p. 45 |
Types of Remediation | p. 45 |
Relocation Versus Elimination | p. 46 |
Tatgeted Versus Dragnet | p. 46 |
The Role of Technology | p. 47 |
Case Study: Deepwater Horizon (Gulf Of Mexico) Oil Spill | p. 50 |
Remediation Lessons Learned from the Deepwater Horizon Spill | p. 55 |
Summarizing Observations | p. 59 |
General Observations | p. 59 |
The Case for Additional Mitigation | p. 61 |
The Case for Developing Remediation Technology | p. 63 |
Appendixes | |
A Brief Overview of Orbital Debris and the Comparable Problems | p. 67 |
The Descriptive Framework Applied to Orbital Debris and the Comparables | p. 69 |
Bibliography | p. 91 |
Works Consulted for Timelines | p. 97 |
Index | p. 121 |
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