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Lulu.com Space Elevator Survivability Space Debris Mitigation by Cathy Swan , Peter Swan , Robert "Skip" Penny
The International Space Elevator Consortium Has Created This Position Paper As A Recognition That The Space Debris Problem Is An Engineering One And Can Be Mitigate. The Question: "Will Space Debris Be A Show Stopper For Space Elevators?" Is Answered Emphatically - No! The Mitigation Concepts Presented Change The Issue From A Perceived Problem To An Engineering Concern; But, By No Means Is It A Significant Threat. This Pamphlet Illustrates How The Development Office For A Future Space Elevator Can Attack This Problem, Predict Probabilities Of Collision, And Convert The Concern Into Another Manageable Engineering Problem.