With several hundreds of thousands space debris "bullets" orbiting
the Earth, the U.S. Government enters a high risk environment
whenever a satellite is launched into orbit. Because of the United
States' dependence on space assets, the threat of space debris
should be regarded as any other threat to national security
interests. The current U.S. policy towards mitigating space debris
will limit the amount of space debris created by the U.S. space
industry. However, since there is no 'check and balance' approach
or binding authority to ensure that other space faring nations or
private industries follow the current United Nations Space Debris
Mitigation Guidelines, there is a threat to U.S. national security.
The United Nations Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines are voluntary
and lack the enforcement mechanisms to effectively ensure
compliance across the international industry. A space debris
mitigation compliance program within the international community
would better protect U.S. national security interests in space.
This thesis compares two international groups with compliance
measures to explore the compliance framework and the effectiveness
of the compliance programs on the impacted industry. The analysis
resulted in the development of a recommended model for
incorporating compliance measures for the United Nations Space
Debris Mitigation Guidelines.
General
Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2012 |
First published: |
September 2012 |
Authors: |
Susan Ireland
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
136 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-249-40701-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
LSN: |
1-249-40701-X |
Barcode: |
9781249407010 |
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