Sentences with phrase «orbital space environment»

The orbital space environment is threatened both by man - made debris and natural space weather.

Not exact matches

Prior to launch, Aurora Station travelers would have three months of training, beginning with online courses to understand «basic spaceflight, orbital mechanics, and pressurized environments in space.»

Creating the ability to more quickly and accurately forecast space weather would give satellite operations teams, space programs and others technologies that rely on assets in Earth's space environment the ability to reposition satellites and / or shut down noncritical components as well as defer critical operations — such as uploading new software or orbital maneuvers — that might be adversely affected by storm effects, such as increased penetrating radiation.

Although the prospects are much more favorable for using the station as a staging base for a further deployment of spacecraft that leave Earth's orbital environment — like the Webb telescope and missions to the moon or Mars — such outfitting would need to be done in the vacuum of space with the spacecraft docked to the station.

Prior to launch, Aurora Station travelers would have three months of training, beginning with online courses to understand «basic spaceflight, orbital mechanics, and pressurized environments in space.»