Millions of pieces of space junk currently orbit Earth, the fastest of which move at speeds reaching 17,500 miles per hour.
of debris in orbit around Earth, the fastest of which reach top speeds of 17,500 miles per hour . This debris poses a huge threat to useful, functioning objects in space. With that, NASA announced yesterday that it would be funding research proposals from different university-based teams to assess the impacts related to space debris.. Lal is the associate administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy at NASA in Washington, D.C.
“Adaptive Space Governance and Decision-Support using Source-Sink Evolutionary Environmental Models,” from researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Texas-Austin. “An Integrated Assessment Model for Satellite Constellations and Orbital Debris,” from researchers at Middlebury College, University of Colorado-Boulder, and the Secure World Foundation.
“Communication and Space Debris: Connecting with Public Knowledges and Identities,” from the University of Central Florida.Perhaps you’re a stylish person who uses eyeglasses as an accessory sometimes, but prefers contact lenses other times—these double-threat deals are specifically for you.
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