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Don’t Miss This JWST Micrometeoroid Mitigation Update

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NASA engineered the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to withstand continual bombardment from dust-sized particles moving at extreme velocities, known as micrometeoroid strikes. To date, JWST is averaging one to two strikes a month.

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May 2025 Issue of ODQN Now Available

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The May 2025 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. 
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February 2025 Issue of ODQN Now Available

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The February 2025 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. 
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October 2024 Issue of ODQN Now Available

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The October 2024 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available.

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July 2024 Issue of ODQN Now Available

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The July 2024 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available.

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Update to NPR 8715.6, Orbital Debris Mitigation

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NASA recently published NPR 8715.6E, Orbital Debris Mitigation. This NPR defines the roles, responsibilities and procedural requirements concerning the implementation and review of orbital debris mitigation measures by NASA and NASA-sponsored missions.

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April 2024 Issue of ODQN Now Available

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The April 2024 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available.

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ODQN: First Issue of 2024 Now Available

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The February 2024 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. 

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October 2023 Issue of ODQN Now Available

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The October 2023 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available.

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August 2023 Issue of ODQN Now Available

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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available. See the latest updates as of August 2023. 

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Two Years of Space Traffic: Current Trends in New Payloads and Debris in Orbit

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The June 2023 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available and includes the article “Two Years of Space Traffic: Current Trends in New Payloads and Debris in Orbit,” republished here. 

This issue also includes the articles “ISS Maneuvers Twice in a Week's Span to Avoid Potential Collisions,” “Three Minor Breakups in First Quarter of 2023” and “Recent Advances in Modeling Hollow Objects During Reentry,” among other articles.

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