gantt chart
3 space junk incidents
- In January 1997 a woman from Turley, Oklahoma gut struck in the head with a lightweight fragment of charred woven material. This space junk was identified as debris from a Delta 2 booster, which reentered the Earth's atmosphere on January 22, 1997. Other debris from that booster include a steel propellant tank and a titanium pressure sphere. Although she was uninjured, the dangers of space junk are ever-present.
- On may 14, 1973, a 77 ton U.S. space station Skylab was sent into orbit but operating prematurely ended on July 11, 1979. it plummeted through the atmosphere sending debris over areas stretching from southeastern Indian ocean to sections of western Australia.
- On January 21, 2001 a Delta 2 third stage, (PAM-D) reentered the atmosphere over the middle east. the 154 pound motor casting hit down in Saudi Arabia and the pressure tank landed in Texas,. although it did not hit anyone these are very dangerous things. it can destroy anything in its path.
3 Ideas
(Collection box) our first idea was a small rocket attached to a collection bin that would collect all shapes and sizes of space junk.
(The bullet) our next idea was to have a strong magnetic rocket that would attract all metal to the rocket and then bring it back to earth and it would all burn up in the atmosphere
(Quantity) our third design and the one that we used is a large rocket that holds many smaller rockets. the smaller rockets would attach to the space junk and propel it back into the atmosphere so it would burn up or send it into the ocean to break apart. The rockets would be cheap and easy to produce.
(The bullet) our next idea was to have a strong magnetic rocket that would attract all metal to the rocket and then bring it back to earth and it would all burn up in the atmosphere
(Quantity) our third design and the one that we used is a large rocket that holds many smaller rockets. the smaller rockets would attach to the space junk and propel it back into the atmosphere so it would burn up or send it into the ocean to break apart. The rockets would be cheap and easy to produce.
Decision matrix
design
Space Junk Mitigation
Client NASA
Target Consumer: International space programs
Designer(s):
Problem Statement: The rising population of space debris increases the potential danger to all space vehicles.
Design Statement: Design a system that will mitigate space junk impact or reduce the volume of space junk.
Constraints:
· Use the design process
· Brainstorm/sketch at least 3 ideas
· The system can be deployed to any orbit
· Power source
· Must have a failsafe system (not to become junk itself)
· Cheap to operate
· One Weebly page per group (link page)
· One minute presentation
· Prototype example (Inventor or model)
Our design
Our design is outwardly a basic rocket with a metal strip; however, it is so much more.It is launched into space from any available air lock in any satellite currently in orbit. The ship runs on small amounts of liquid oxygen to maneuver into fields of space junk. The electromagnetic strip activates and metallic pieces are drawn to the rocket. for nonmetallic pieces a strong adhesive is released and the space junk sticks to the shell of the rocket. the pieces are then maneuvered into the atmosphere over the ocean. the pieces burn up upon reentry and pieces that somehow survive the trip will crash into the ocean and be removed permanently from space. the ship is designed to burn up itself upon reentry. It is remotely controlled by satellite and presents no harm to any human involved.
Target Consumer: International space programs
Designer(s):
Problem Statement: The rising population of space debris increases the potential danger to all space vehicles.
Design Statement: Design a system that will mitigate space junk impact or reduce the volume of space junk.
Constraints:
· Use the design process
· Brainstorm/sketch at least 3 ideas
· The system can be deployed to any orbit
· Power source
· Must have a failsafe system (not to become junk itself)
· Cheap to operate
· One Weebly page per group (link page)
· One minute presentation
· Prototype example (Inventor or model)
Our design
Our design is outwardly a basic rocket with a metal strip; however, it is so much more.It is launched into space from any available air lock in any satellite currently in orbit. The ship runs on small amounts of liquid oxygen to maneuver into fields of space junk. The electromagnetic strip activates and metallic pieces are drawn to the rocket. for nonmetallic pieces a strong adhesive is released and the space junk sticks to the shell of the rocket. the pieces are then maneuvered into the atmosphere over the ocean. the pieces burn up upon reentry and pieces that somehow survive the trip will crash into the ocean and be removed permanently from space. the ship is designed to burn up itself upon reentry. It is remotely controlled by satellite and presents no harm to any human involved.
Conclusion
•Explain a major deterrent for amassing space junk.
It's speed is very dangerous.
•Describe a viable system to protect a space craft from space junk.
Reinforced steel alloy because it is strong and durable.
It's speed is very dangerous.
•Describe a viable system to protect a space craft from space junk.
Reinforced steel alloy because it is strong and durable.