Introduction
The Space race started when the Russians launched the Sputnik into earth's orbit in 1957. Countries became desperate to get into space and be the first ones to discover something new. With all of the spacecraft going into space many problems have arisen. Space junk is debris that orbits around earth. Space junk could be dangerous to new ships attempting to leave earth's surface and go into space. Many scientists are now trying reduce the space junk that is orbiting earth constantly.
Design Brief
Client: NASA
Target Consumer: International space programs
Designer(s): Mark Oka, Seth Sieger
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)
Target Consumer: International space programs
Designer(s): Mark Oka, Seth Sieger
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)
Finished Product
Conclusion Questions
1. Explain a major deterrent for amassing space junk.
A major deterrent of space junk is that if we ignore the clutters of junk they will continue to rot and clutter up space, and we won't be able to do things in space.
2. Describe a viable system to protect a space craft from space junk.
A system to protect a space craft from space junk is having systems on the craft to contain the space junk.
A major deterrent of space junk is that if we ignore the clutters of junk they will continue to rot and clutter up space, and we won't be able to do things in space.
2. Describe a viable system to protect a space craft from space junk.
A system to protect a space craft from space junk is having systems on the craft to contain the space junk.