AF Research Laboratory / Apogee / Jet Propulsion Laboratory / NASA/DoD Orbital Debris Working Group / Aerospace Corporation / /
Country
Netherlands / Chile / France / Japan / Russia / United States / Canada / China / South Korea / India / / /
Facility
Kyushu University / Johnson Space Center / Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Kennedy Space Center / NASA Infrared Telescope Facility / AF Research Laboratory / International Space Station / Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory / University of Kent / Kyushu Institute of Technology / /
IndustryTerm
satellite mass / space hardware / satellite breakup debris / satellite fragments / generic satellite system reentry / mission-related hardware / satellite impact experiments / impact kinetic energy / communications antenna plates / communications satellite / surface paint / satellite failures / white paint / functional electronics / Each target satellite / operational communications satellite / pristine white paint / directed energy / post-flight processing / light gas gun / conducted using the two-stage light gas gun / /
Organization
NASA’s Orbital Debris Program Office / Program Office / Kyushu Institute of Technology / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / European Space Agency / University of Kent / Air Force Space Command / JSC MMOD / Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee / STS-126 mission / Congress / Kennedy Space Center / Kyushu University / Virginia Tech / NASA OD Program Office / International Academy of Astronautics / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / European monetary union / United Nations’ Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space / NASA Orbital Debris Program Office / Department of Defense / U.S. Naval Academy / Johnson Space Center / The University of Michigan / U.S. Naval Research Lab / /
Person
Lyndon B. Johnson / Robert Curbeam / Jules Verne / Felix Hoots / Joe Gambrell / Ed Barker / Paul Kervin / Raman Spectroscopy / F. Giovane / V / Gene Stansbery / David Oue / Debi Shoots / / /