August 2023 Issue of ODQN Now Available
September 06, 2023
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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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ODQN: First Issue of 2023 Now Available
March 23, 2023
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available. See the latest updates as of March 2023.
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Don’t Miss This JWST Micrometeoroid Mitigation Update
November 17, 2022
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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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First 2022 Issue of ODQN Now Available
March 22, 2022
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. This March 2022 issue includes the articles "The Intentional Destruction of Cosmos 1408," "Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM) 3.2 Release" and "Debris Assessment Software (DAS) 3.2.1 Release." Fragments from the Russian Anti-Satellite test in November 2021 were added to the new ORDEM and DAS. The timely release of the two models will help satellite operators better assess risks from Orbital Debris for the safe operations of their missions.
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December 2021 Issue of ODQN Now Available
December 20, 2021
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. This December 2021 issue includes the articles "Accidental Collision of YunHai 1-02," "Updated NASA Technical Standard for Limiting Orbital Debris" and "Experimental Hypervelocity Impacts of Non-Spherical Projectiles on Whipple Shields."
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ODQN: First Issue of 2021 Now Available
March 15, 2021
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. See the latest updates as of February 2021.
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April 2020 ODQN Now Available
May 01, 2020
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The April 2020 issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News is now available. This issue includes the articles, "Three Recent Breakup Events," "The New NASA Orbital Debris Engineering Model 3.1," and "Composite Material Char Rate and Strength Retention Study at University of Texas at Austin," among other pieces.
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ORDEM 3.1 Release
February 18, 2020
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MEO Releases New Technical Manual Detailing Meteoroid Environments
February 11, 2020
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The Office of Safety and Mission Assurance’s Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO) recently released “A Meteoroid Handbook for Aerospace Engineers and Managers” (NASA/TM-2019-220142) to help educate programs across the agency about the environments their spacecraft could encounter during their missions and, in turn, help programs protect their spacecraft from potentially damaging threats.
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November 2019 ODQN Now Available
November 13, 2019
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The latest issue of Orbital Debris Quarterly News (ODQN) is now available. This issue includes articles such as "Three Recent Rocket Body Breakups," "New ODPO Website Update" and "HUSIR Measurements of the OD Environment: 2014 – 2017."
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