Kessler was a flight controller for Skylab, the US space station launched by NASA in 1973.[3]
Careeredit
Kessler worked at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, as part of NASA's Environmental Effects Project Office.[4] While there, he developed what is now known as the Kessler syndrome, which posits that collisions between space debris become increasingly likely as the density of space debris increases in orbit around the Earth, and a cascade effect results as each collision in turn creates more debris that can cause further collisions. Kessler first published his ideas in 1978, in an academic paper titled "Collision Frequency of Artificial Satellites: The Creation of a Debris Belt."[5] The paper established Kessler's reputation, and NASA subsequently made him the head of the newly created Orbital Debris Program Office to study the issue and establish guidelines to slow the accumulation of space debris.[4]
Kessler retired from NASA in 1996, and has maintained a website with his publications and contact information. He currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina.[4] He continues to be active in the field of orbital debris. In 2009, he gave an address to the first International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal in Arlington, Virginia, co-sponsored by NASA and DARPA.[4] In 2011, he was a key adviser in the making of the educational IMAX film Space Junk 3D and also served as chairman of a United States National Research Council committee to assess NASA's orbital debris programs. In 2013, he gave a special lecture in Tokyo to the Second International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Utilization for Humankind, sponsored by the Japan Space Forum, and in 2017 gave the keynote address at the 7th European Conference on Space Debris.[6]
Awards and honorsedit
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.
^"Don Kessler". International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety. 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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^ abKhatchadourian, Raffi (18 September 2020). "The Elusive Peril of Space Junk". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
^ abcdSchwartz, Evan I., "Waste MGMT", Wired, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 172–180.
^Donald J. Kessler and Burton G. Cour-Palais (1978). "Collision Frequency of Artificial Satellites: The Creation of a Debris Belt". Journal of Geophysical Research. 83 (A6): 2637–2646. Bibcode:1978JGR....83.2637K. doi:10.1029/JA083iA06p02637.
donald, kessler, born, 1940, american, astrophysicist, former, nasa, scientist, known, studies, regarding, space, debris, born1940, nationalityamericanalma, materuniversity, houstonknown, forkessler, syndromeawardsaiaa, losey, atmospheric, sciences, award, 200. Donald J Kessler born 1940 is an American astrophysicist and former NASA scientist known for his studies regarding space debris 2 Donald J KesslerBorn1940 age 83 84 NationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of HoustonKnown forKessler SyndromeAwardsAIAA Losey Atmospheric Sciences Award 2000 IAASS Jerome Lederer Space Safety Pioneer Award 2008 AAS Dirk Brouwer Award 2010 1 Scientific careerFieldsSenior Scientist for Orbital Debris ResearchInstitutionsNASA Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Early career 3 Career 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life and education editKessler grew up in Texas He served in the US Army in the Air Defense Command He attended the University of Houston beginning in 1962 and studied physics He began working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA before graduating from college 3 Early career editKessler was a flight controller for Skylab the US space station launched by NASA in 1973 3 Career editKessler worked at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas as part of NASA s Environmental Effects Project Office 4 While there he developed what is now known as the Kessler syndrome which posits that collisions between space debris become increasingly likely as the density of space debris increases in orbit around the Earth and a cascade effect results as each collision in turn creates more debris that can cause further collisions Kessler first published his ideas in 1978 in an academic paper titled Collision Frequency of Artificial Satellites The Creation of a Debris Belt 5 The paper established Kessler s reputation and NASA subsequently made him the head of the newly created Orbital Debris Program Office to study the issue and establish guidelines to slow the accumulation of space debris 4 Kessler retired from NASA in 1996 and has maintained a website with his publications and contact information He currently lives in Asheville North Carolina 4 He continues to be active in the field of orbital debris In 2009 he gave an address to the first International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal in Arlington Virginia co sponsored by NASA and DARPA 4 In 2011 he was a key adviser in the making of the educational IMAX film Space Junk 3D and also served as chairman of a United States National Research Council committee to assess NASA s orbital debris programs In 2013 he gave a special lecture in Tokyo to the Second International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Utilization for Humankind sponsored by the Japan Space Forum and in 2017 gave the keynote address at the 7th European Conference on Space Debris 6 Awards and honors editKessler has received numerous awards for his pioneering work the most recent being the 2010 Dirk Brower Award for his half century career in astrodynamics The central main belt asteroid 11267 Donaldkessler discovered by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Californian Palomar Observatory in 1981 was named in his honor on 13 April 2017 M P C 103977 2 7 References edit Don Kessler International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety 2020 Retrieved 11 October 2020 a b 11267 Donaldkessler 1981 UE28 Minor Planet Center Retrieved 23 April 2017 a b Khatchadourian Raffi 18 September 2020 The Elusive Peril of Space Junk The New Yorker Retrieved 2020 10 11 a b c d Schwartz Evan I Waste MGMT Wired vol 18 no 6 pp 172 180 Donald J Kessler and Burton G Cour Palais 1978 Collision Frequency of Artificial Satellites The Creation of a Debris Belt Journal of Geophysical Research 83 A6 2637 2646 Bibcode 1978JGR 83 2637K doi 10 1029 JA083iA06p02637 Video of address MPC MPO MPS Archive Minor Planet Center Retrieved 23 April 2017 Further reading editBroad William J May 17 1994 Fragmenting Space Debris Could Put Satellites at Risk The New York Times External links editKessler s website nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American physicist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald J Kessler amp oldid 1166098450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
