Space debris

become about sixty years later. Space debris has been a very popular subject over the last couple of decades. To be more specific, orbital debris is what this paper will mostly look at because that is mostly man-made objects that we have propelled into space and left there for years. These objects such as retired satellites and rockets orbit around in the low earth orbit. Since no country or nation has really attempted to take their old technologies out of orbit, there has been an increased risk of collisions associated with the small fragments that get broken off from the satellites and other electronic toys…

Dylan Jeffery ESS 102 4/19/18 Cut off from the Stars : Space Debris & Space Travel As time passes, humanity seems to inch closer and closer to the tipping point of becoming a truly space faring species. However, that momentous step in our evolution could potentially be cut off from us forever if we are not careful with how we handle the already growing space debris problem today. Space debris, in this context, is all of the bits of destroyed man-made technology left in space, some of which…

Although space debris may seem trivial, it is in fact crucial in terms of today’s concern over technology. One main problem is the Kessler Syndrome, a scenario in which the density of an object in low earth orbit is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade. Donald Kessler himself wrote, “There’s no doubt about it, a cascading collision of satellites in orbit would definitely affect life on Earth, by disrupting global communication, limit globalization and undermine…

Sustainability in Space One may think that Earth’s orbit has an unlimited amount of space to hold whatever celestial bodies or satellites it may encounter, but like Earth’s population, there are always limits on space. NASA states that there are over 21,000 objects in Earth’s orbit today that can be considered debris over ten centimeters (Stansbery). Scientists worry about these objects colliding with one another. Collision could cause a major snowball effect that could end up damaging an…

buildings, houses, and people, Kayla was flying from California to Florida, to go live with her Aunt because her parents can’t afford to live in California. All of a sudden Kayla Hears Rrrrrr and her hands started to shake. That’s when she realized it wasn’t her hands shaking it was the plane shaking……. “Ahhhahah” Kayla screamed as she grabbed the face mask that popped down from the ceiling.The plane rushing towards the ground like a meteor falling from the sky. Silence. “shhhhuuuhh”All…

ocean ….. (talk about ocean pollution in general)……In the ocean gyres can be found. They are formed by winds, rotation of the earth and ocean currents (De Wolff, K., 2014). These gyres move in a circulatory movement, similar to a whirlpool and are able to suck in objects. The objects have been transported near the gyres through ocean currents (Harse, G.A., 2011). This means that large amounts of dumped rubbish from shores and ships can be transported here from moderate distances. This causes an…

Foamed plastic cups take about 50 years, Plastic beverage holder takes 400 years, disposable diapers take 450 years, plastic bottles take 450 years and a fishing line takes 600 years. There are the six pack ring plastic, plastic bags, plastic wrappers, etc. There have been cases of sea turtles mistaking a plastic bag for a jellyfish causing the result in the death of a marine animal’s life. Seals also ingest this harmful plastic. It causes intestinal injury and death ingesting about 12,000 to…

interesting is that scientist can see this patch of trash from space. This patch of trash has an effect on everything from plants to the mammals. Many animals get the plastic wrapped around them causing them to get hurt. Also, the plastic is letting out toxins that are causing many plants to die. There is roughly 13 million tons recorded of plastic that is floating in the ocean as one speaks. Plastic takes thousands of years to finally decay. There have only been five patches discovered so far…

in my presentation of the effects of plastic debris has on seabirds and how it effects the environment. Brief Concerns Plastic is almost everywhere in our everyday lives. It has become a convenient commodity which is used every day, from storage containers and packaging to plastic bag to take home our goods. Gopal, Phebe, Kumar and Vani (2014) refer to plastic as being inexpensive and overused, hence polluting the environment. United Nations Environment Program [UNEP] also estimate that in 1997…

It is well know that there is an ongoing plastic debris epidemic with an estimated 8 billion tonnes of plastic waste being dumped into the ocean each year (Walter, 2015). With the increasing growth of the human population and the ever expanding affluence of lower income countries plastic waste is only going to increase. Marine ecosystems will be the brunt of this crisis with most terrestrial plastic waste ending its journey in the oceans. The most fragile ecosystems, coral reefs, will be the…