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Re-framing orbital debris: from a statistical to dosage approach

Written by  Trevor Smith Monday, 23 February 2026 13:00
Illustration of orbital debris. Credit: IARPA

Humanity gains insight on how to operate in space with every satellite that we launch. True learning comes from doing; otherwise we lock into lab-born biases that come from asking the wrong questions.

I think we are running into that limit with micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) collisions, and we are close to an industry-wide […]

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