Tournament: Palm Classic | Round: 5 | Opponent: Monta Vista YS | Judge: Malyugina, Emmiee
Boley and Byers 21 ~Aaron C., Department of Physics and Astronomy @ The University of British Columbia*, and Michael, Department of Political Science @ The University of British Columbia; Published: 20 May 2021; Scientific Reports; "Satellite mega-constellations create risks in Low Earth Orbit, the atmosphere and on Earth," https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89909-7~~ brett
Companies are placing satellites into orbit at an unprecedented frequency to build 'mega-
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to evaluating the effects of the construction and maintenance of any one constellation.
—-1 collision a decade is hardly enough to trigger Kessler syndrome.
Liou et al. 18 ~Dr. J.-C. Liou is the NASA Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris; Matney M., NASA Johnson Space Center; Vavrin A., GeoControl Systems – Jacobs JETS Contract; Manis A., HX5 – Jacobs JETS Contract, NASA Johnson Space Center; Gates D., Jacobs Technology, NASA Johnson Space Center, Orbital Debris Quarterly News, 2018; "NASA ODPO's Large Constellation Study," https://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/pdfs/odqnv22i3.pdf~~ brett
In recent years, several commercial companies have proposed telecommunications constellations consisting of hundreds to
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LCs are added to the simulated environment as described in the sections below.
Dockrill 16 ~Peter; 2016; Award-winning science and technology journalist. "Space Junk Accidents Could Trigger Armed Conflict, Study Finds." https://www.sciencealert.com/space-junk-accidents-could-trigger-armed-conflict-expert-warns~~ brett
The increasingly crowded space in Earth's low orbit could set the stage for an international
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adversaries. "This is a politically dangerous dilemma," the authors write.
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Johnson 14 ~Les, Baen science fiction author, popular science writer, and NASA technologist. "Living without satellites". https://www.baen.com/living_without_satellites.~~ brett
Satellite imagery is used by the military and our political leaders to maintain the peace
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would be significantly reduced (loss of military logistics and intelligence gathering satellites).
Trevithick and Rogoway '19 ~Joseph and Tyler; February 27; Military Analyst, M.A. in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University, B.A. in the History and Policy of International Relations at Carnegie-Mellon University; Defense Journalist; The Drive, "Yes, India And Pakistan Could End The World As We Know It Through A Nuclear Exchange," https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26674/yes-india-and-pakistan-could-end-the-world-as-we-know-it-through-a-nuclear-exchange~~ brett
A global threat
India and Pakistan's nuclear arsenals are tiny compared to those of
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nuclear weapons, it would be something that would threaten all of humanity.
Kessler et al., 18 ~Donald J. Kessler* American astrophysicist and former NASA scientist known for his studies regarding space debris. Kessler has received numerous awards for his pioneering work, the most recent being the 2010 Dirk Brower Award for his half-century career in astrodynamics. Dr. Holder Krag Head of the Space Debris Office at the European Space Agency and has been a Space Debris Analyst in the Space Debris Office since 2006. Asher Isbrucker*, Writer and Video Producer; 11-2-2018; "Kessler Syndrome: What Happens When Satellites Collide," Medium, https://asherkaye.medium.com/kessler-syndrome-what-happens-when-satellites-collide-1b571ca3c47e~~ brett
Donald Kessler: The worst case scenario is that you end up creating enough debris
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if we don't address this invisible problem — because Kessler Syndrome isn't waiting.
Tele-health sats solve pandemics.
Krishnamurthy 18 ~Ramesh, researcher in Health Systems and Innovation Cluster, World Health Organization, with; Jason Hatton; 1/1/18, "Space science and technologies to advance health-related sustainable development goals," https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791876/~~ brett
Space science and technologies have wide applications, for example in managing public health emergencies
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, health emergencies and the research agenda on the benefits to public health.
Dhillon 17 ~Ranu; 2017; instructor at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He works on building health systems in developing countries and served as an advisor to the president of Guinea during the Ebola epidemic instructor at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He works on building health systems in developing countries and served as an advisor to the president of Guinea during the Ebola epidemic, Harvard Business Review; "The World Is Completely Unprepared for a Global Pandemic", https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-world-is-completely-unprepared-for-a-global-pandemic~~ brett
We fear it is only a matter of time before we face a deadlier and
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hit by a deadlier, more contagious pandemic. Will we be ready?