Safe and Efficient De-orbit of Space Junk without Making the Problem Worse (IMAGE)

Global Aerospace Corporation

Safe and Efficient De-orbit of Space Junk without Making the Problem Worse

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This computer-generated figure illustrates a Gossamer Orbit Lowering Device (GOLD) envelope de-orbiting a large scientific observatory.

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Global Aerospace Corporation computer-generated drawing against a NASA background image of the Earth from orbit.

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