Space Traffic Operations & Debris
Subhead
The increase of orbital debris and spectrum competition are just a couple of the ways that space is growing more crowded. To address the growing risks to operating in space safely and to our ability to sustain current and future space activities, CSPS research raises awareness of these issues and explores solutions for safe and sustainable space operations.
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Featured Papers
Space Traffic Management Terminology
![Space traffic management (STM) is a topic of much international discussion in the aerospace community.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-10/FY22_11258_CSPS_SpaceTrafficMangeTerm_paper-cover_Thumbnail.jpg?h=b9fd117d&itok=hdXp0Zar)
Space traffic management (STM) is a topic of much international discussion in the aerospace community. But what is STM?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-traffic-management-terminology
(Space) Ships Passing in the Night: Translating Maritime Rules of the Road for the Space Domain
![Image of two ancient ships floating through a galaxy.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-12/FY23_12662_CSPS_Sea-to-Space_Cover-Thumbnail.jpg?h=7e507adb&itok=BLDddCAv)
As space gets more crowded, the likelihood of collisions is increasing. Can “rules of the road” established for other domains be adapted for the space domain?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-ships-passing-night-translating-maritime-rules-road-space-domain
Pack It In, Pack It Out: Updating Policy and Standards for Cislunar Sustainability
![Pack It In, Pack It Out cover image](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-09/FY23_11778_CSPS_Pack-It-In-Pack-It-Out_Thumbnail.jpg?h=49c981ba&itok=WOBn-UMQ)
Without an urgent effort to revise the Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices (ODMSP) and the downstream requirements, does the community run the risk of setting bad precedents with a patchwork of exceptions, waivers, and idiosyncratic interpretations of the rules that will imperil the long-term sustainability of space beyond GEO?
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/papers/pack-it-pack-it-out-updating-policy-and-standards-cislunar-sustainability
Latest Papers, Events & News
Slash the Trash: Down with Dead Satellites
![Space debris entering the atmosphere](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-11/Slash-the-Trash-thumbnail.jpg?h=b9fd117d&itok=lm1-juyK)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/slash-trash-down-dead-satellites
Space Grows Faster When It's Safer: Safety and Sustainability
![E6.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-11/E6.jpg?h=d135888a&itok=-e7MVzXf)
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode006-space-grows-faster-when-its-safer-safety-and-sustainability
Large Constellation Disposal Hazards
![E5.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-11/E5.jpg?h=71aa6da8&itok=K1cBdiJP)
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode005-large-constellation-disposal-hazards
Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Approach for 5G Services & Critical Weather Forecasts with David Lubar
![E3.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-11/E3.jpg?h=e3d927fc&itok=FEtlF71O)
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode003-developing-sustainable-spectrum-approach-5g-services-critical-weather
The Future of the Night Sky: Light Pollution from Satellites
![Riesbeck Koller Light Pollution Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/Riesbeck-Koller_Light-Pollution_F2-thumbnail.jpeg?itok=yehafeK9)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/future-night-sky-light-pollution-satellites
Large Constellation Disposal Hazards
![Ailor Constel Disposal Cover Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/Ailor-Constel-disposal-cover-teaser-image.jpeg?itok=U0NVIp2j)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/large-constellation-disposal-hazards
Establishing Space Traffic Management Standards, Guidelines, and Best Practices
![STM Standards guides Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/Mick-STM-Standards-guides-Thumbnail.jpeg?itok=R05eY5aF)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/establishing-space-traffic-management-standards-guidelines-and-best-practices
Game Changer: On Orbit Servicing
![Game-changer-thumbnail.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2022-07/Game-changer-thumbnail.jpg?h=30af9814&itok=x32T4y5w)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/game-changer-orbit-servicing
Good Neighbors: How and When to Share Spectrum
![CSPS_Specrum Sharing Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/CSPS_Specrum%20Sharing_thumb.jpeg?itok=rNm3HcYo)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/good-neighbors-how-and-when-share-spectrum
OPINION: Filling the Gaps in Space Traffic Management
![Space Traffic Operations & Debris](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/AdobeStock_423223403.jpeg?h=866e4845&itok=opKnrV2U)
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2018-08-31-opinion-filling-gaps-space-traffic-management
Space Traffic Operations & Debris Podcasts
Featured Experts
Lina Cashin
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Role
Senior Project Engineer, Defense Strategic Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/lina-cashin
Marlon Sorge
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Role
Technical Fellow, Space Innovation Directorate
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/marlon-sorge
Barbara Manganis Braun
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Role
Assistant General Manager, Agile Acquisitions Division
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/barbara-manganis-braun