Dear authors and readers,Since 1957,over 6400 rocket launches have deployed more than 15,900 satellites into the Earth’s orbit.Since then,there have been more than 600 fragmentation events caused by collisions,explos...Dear authors and readers,Since 1957,over 6400 rocket launches have deployed more than 15,900 satellites into the Earth’s orbit.Since then,there have been more than 600 fragmentation events caused by collisions,explosions,aerodynamic break-ups,and other factors.Given that the space environment is a finite and shared resource,there is a growing need for space traffic management(STM).展开更多
文摘Dear authors and readers,Since 1957,over 6400 rocket launches have deployed more than 15,900 satellites into the Earth’s orbit.Since then,there have been more than 600 fragmentation events caused by collisions,explosions,aerodynamic break-ups,and other factors.Given that the space environment is a finite and shared resource,there is a growing need for space traffic management(STM).