Proposal to Push Space Junk to 'Graveyard Orbit' Earns BU Duo First Prize in National Contest
June 05, 2024
June 05, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 5 -- Boston University issued the following news:
By Patrick Kennedy
A thousand miles and more above our heads, satellites form a critical modern infrastructure, aiding global communication, navigation, and weather forecasting. But once a satellite is decommissioned or dies, it doesn't disappear. It stays up there, an orbiting hunk of junk, joining cast-off rocket parts and other space debris. If current trends continue--nearly 12,000 workin . . .
By Patrick Kennedy
A thousand miles and more above our heads, satellites form a critical modern infrastructure, aiding global communication, navigation, and weather forecasting. But once a satellite is decommissioned or dies, it doesn't disappear. It stays up there, an orbiting hunk of junk, joining cast-off rocket parts and other space debris. If current trends continue--nearly 12,000 workin . . .