MEO Presents Papers to International Community
August 01, 2017
5-minute read
Earlier this year, the Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO) presented three papers at the 7th European Conference on Space Debris in Germany, sharing findings and updates related to comparison studies on the damage caused by meteoroids versus Orbital Debris, meteor shower forecasting and NASA’s Meteoroid Engineering Model.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Fireball
July 11, 2017
3-minute read
“What was that bright light in the sky last night?” is a popular question NASA hears from the public and media, and one that the Meteoroid Environment Office, along with its All Sky Fireball Network, does its best to answer, in detail.
May Issue of ODQN Now Available
May 11, 2017
1-minute read
The May issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) includes articles on policy updates, personnel, project details and more.
Updates to NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital Debris
April 24, 2017
2-minute read
An update to the NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital Debris and Evaluating the Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Environment (NPR 8715.6B) was released on February 16, 2017. NPR 8715.6B replaces the previous version, NPR 8715.6A with Change 1, which was released on May 25, 2012.
Space Debris Sensor Waiting for Launch
February 07, 2017
1-minute read
The February 2017 edition of Orbital Debris Quarterly News included the article "Space Debris Sensor Waiting for Launch." Continue reading for the full article.
NASA Monitors Perseids to Improve Meteor Forecasting
December 13, 2016
2-minute read
The Perseid meteor shower, which peaks in August of each year, was twice as active in 2016 compared to other years. The Perseids are always a major shower and move at very high speeds, so monitoring is essential for the safety of NASA’s spacecraft as there is great potential for high-energy impacts. Increases in activity, like that seen this year, add additional mission risks.
October Issue of ODQN Now Available
November 04, 2016
1-minute read
The October issue of
Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available, including articles on ASTRO-H spacecraft fragments during payload checkout operations, the new SOZ breakup, the disposal of GOES-3 and more.
Project Review: MMOD Impacts Found on a Returned ISS Cover
August 01, 2016
2-minute read
The July 2016 edition of Orbital Debris Quarterly News included an article on Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris impacts on an International Space Station cover. Continue reading for the full article.
Update: Orbital Debris Program Office to Procure Titan Transtage for Research
June 07, 2016
5-minute read
NASA’s Orbital Debris Program Office is acquiring a Titan Transtage from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group , commonly known as “The Boneyard,” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tuscon, Arizona, to conduct spectrographic inspections to better understand these historic spacecraft.