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The Orbital Commons : Space Pollution and the Fight for the Sky Above the Sky

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The Orbital Commons argues that humanity has created a new kind of environmental crisis in the one place nobody thinks to look for one: the sky above the sky. Drawing on orbital mechanics, atmospheric chemistry, astronomy, economics, and governance scholarship, the book shows that debris, congestion, rocket emissions, satellite re-entry residue, radio interference, vanishing darkness, weapons tests, and abandoned spacecraft are not eight separate technical nuisances but eight faces of a single phenomenon, space pollution, unfolding in a global commons on which navigation, weather forecasting, banking, agriculture, and climate science all now depend. Written for general readers as well as students, policymakers, and professionals in sustainability and aerospace, it offers a clear conceptual framework, orbital carrying capacity, environmental integrity, and the satellite lifecycle, and a practical governance agenda for keeping Earth's orbital environment functional for the generations who will inherit it.

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  • ISBN-13: 9798186653738
  • ISBN-10: 9798186653738
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: July 2026
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.43 pounds
  • Page Count: 140

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