Laser Ablation Propulsion Potential of Common Orbital Debris Metals

Brian Davis

Presentation information

Oral Session

r) Space Environment and Debris

[r-4] Space debris, ADR

Fri. Jun 9, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM The large Meeting Room 3 5F (The large Meeting Room 3 5F)

Yuya Ariyoshi (Nippon Bunri University), Takahiro Sasaki (JAXA)

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

[2023-r-17] Laser Ablation Propulsion Potential of Common Orbital Debris Metals

*Brian Davis², Thor Lemke^2,1, Travis Mathwig², Jordan Graupmann², Amr Abdo⁴, Mohammed Alharbi⁴, John Sinko^2,3 (1. Monticello High School, 2. Saint Cloud State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, 3. Institute for Materials, Energetics, and Complexity, United States, 4. Saint Cloud State University)

Keywords:laser propulsion, orbital debris, active debris removal, metals