WVU Engineer Developing Laser System to Defend Space Assets From Debris in Earth's Orbit
October 05, 2023
October 05, 2023
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news:
If West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet's orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision courses by a coordinated network of space lasers.
Hang Woon Lee, director of the Space Systems Operations Research Laboratory at WVU, said a junkyard of human-made debris, including defunct satell . . .
If West Virginia University research pays off, debris that litters the planet's orbit and poses a threat to spacecraft and satellites could get nudged off potential collision courses by a coordinated network of space lasers.
Hang Woon Lee, director of the Space Systems Operations Research Laboratory at WVU, said a junkyard of human-made debris, including defunct satell . . .