LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Donald
J. Kessler
(Underlined publications available at linked web sites)
111.
"The Kessler Syndrome: Implications to Future Space
Operations". Presented at the 33rd Annual AAS Guidance and Control
Conference, Paper AAS 10-016, Breckenridge, CO, February 6-10, 2010.
Co-authors: Nicholas L. Johnson, J.-C. Liou, Mark Matney. To be published
in Volume 137 of Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, pp 47-61. Download
paper in Adobe format.
110. "A New Approach to Evaluate Collision Probabilities among Asteroids,
Comets, and Kuiper Belt Objects". Presented at 34th Lunar and
Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, March 17-21, 2003.
Co-authors: J.-C. Liou, (Kessler), Mark Matney, Gene Stansbery. Download from
LPSC.
109.
"Obtaining the Properly Weighted Average Albedo of Orbital Debris from
Optical and Radar Data". Presented at COSPAR, Houston, TX October, 2002. Co-author: Kandy S. Jarvis. Download
paper in Adobe format.
108.
"Tools for Rule-of-Thumb Calculations for Orbital Debris". The
Orbital Debris Quarterly, Vol. 7, Issue 3, pp 2-4, July 2002. Download
from JSC
107. “The New NASA Orbital Debris Engineering Model
ORDEM2000”. NASA/TP-2002-21078, May 2002. Co-authors: Jer-Chyi Liou, Mark
J. Matney, Phillip D. Anz-Meador, (Kessler), Mark Jansen, and Jeffery R.
Theall. Download
from JSC
106.
"Metal and Oxidized Aluminum Debris Impacting the Trailing Edge of the
Long Duration Facility (LDEF)". Space Debris, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp.
5166, 2000. Co-authors: F. Horz, R.P. Bernhard, T.H. See,
(Kessler).
105. “The Critical
Density Theory in LEO as Analyzed by EVOLVE 4.0”. Presented at the Third
European Conference on Space Debris, March 2001. Co-authors: Paula H.
Krisko, John N. Opiela, (Kessler).
104. “The Space
Debris Environment for the ISS Orbit”. Presented at the Third European
Conference on Space Debris, March 2001. Co-authors: Jeff Theall, Jer-Chyi
Liou, Mark Matney, (Kessler).
103. “On-Orbit
Monitoring of Near-Earth Space Debris Across the Size Spectrum”. Presented and
the Third European Conference on Space Debris, March 2001. Co-author John
Derral Mulholland, (Kessler), J.C. Mandeville, J.P. Oliver.
102.
“Critical Number of Spacecraft in
Low Earth Orbit: Using Fragmentation Data to Evaluate the Stability of the
Orbital Debris Environment”. Presented at the Third European Conference
on Space Debris, March 2001. Co-author: Phillip D.
Anz-Meador. Download paper in
Adobe format
101.
“Critical Density of Spacecraft in
Low Earth Orbit: Using Fragmentation Data to Evaluate the Stability of the
Orbital Debris Environment”. JSC #28949 and LMSEAT #33303, February, 2000. Download
paper in Adobe format
100.
“Radar Observations of Space
Debris”. Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 46, No. 8, pp. 1007-1013,
1998. Co-authors: Goldstein, Goldstein, and (Kessler). Download in Adobe
format
99.
"Debris Impacts on Space Shuttle Surfaces". Presented at
COSPAR, July 1998, Nagoya Japan. To be published in Advances in Space
Research. Co-authors: E. L. Christiansen, R. P. Bernhard, (D.
J. Kessler), J. H. Kerr.
98.
“Recent Results from Goldstone
Orbital Debris Radar”. Presented at COSPAR, July 1998, Nagoya,
Japan. To be published in Advances in Space Research.
Co-authors: Goldstein, (Kessler), Stansbery, Matney. 97.
“The Importance of Non-Fragmentation Sources of Debris to the
Environment”. (Presented at COSPAR, July 1998, Nagoya,
Japan.) Advances in Space Research, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 149-159,
1999. Co-authors: Johnson, Stansbery, Reynolds, Siebold, Matney,
and Jackson.
97. The Importance of
Non-Fragmentation Sources of Debris to the Environment. (Presented at
COSPAR, July 1998, Nagoya, Japan.) Advances in Space Research, Vol.
23, No. 1, pp. 149-159, 1999. Co-authors: Johnson, Stansbery,
Reynolds, Siebold, Matney, and Jackson.
96.
“Telecommunications Satellite
Constellations and the LEO Debris Population”. IAA-97-IAA.6.5.05,
Presented at the 48th International Astronautical Conference, Oct 6-10, 1997,
Turin, Italy. Co-authors: W. Mendell, (Kessler), and R. Reynolds. Download in
Adobe format.
95.
“A Search for a Previously Unknown
Source of Orbital Debris: The Possibility of a Coolant Leak in Radar Ocean
Reconnaissance Satellites”. IAA-97-IAA.6.3.03, Presented at the 48th
International Astronautical Conference, Oct. 6-10, 1997, Turin, Italy.
Co-authors: M.J. Matney, R.C. Reynolds, R.P. Bernhard, E.G. Stansbery,
N.L. Johnson, A.E. Potter, and P.D. Anz-Meador. . Download in Adobe
format. (also in volume 96, Science and Technology Series,
by the American Astronautical Society, Space Safety and
Rescue 1997, edited by Gloria W. Heath, pp 129-150.)
94.
“Issues Arising from the NASA
Safety Standard to Control Orbital Debris”. Adv. Space Research, No. 2, pp
381-389, 1997. Co-authors: R. C. Reynolds, J. P. Loftus, (Kessler).
93.
“The Search for a Previously
Unknown Source of Orbital Debris: The Possibility of a Coolant Leak in Radar
Ocean Reconnaissance Satellites”. JSC-27737 and LMSMSS32426, February 21,
1997. Co-authors: M.J. Matney, R.C. Reynolds, R.P. Bernhard, E.G.
Stansbery, N.L. Johnson, A.E. Potter, and P.D. Anz-Meador.
92. “A
Computer-Based Orbital Debris Environment Model for Spacecraft Design and
Observation in Low Earth Orbit”. NASA TM 104825,
November, 1996. Co-authors: J. Zhang, M.J. Matney, P. Eichler, R.C.
Reynolds, P.D. Anz-Meador, and E.G. Stansbery.
91. "The NASA
Engineering Model: A New Approach". Presented at the 31st
COSPAR Assembly, Birmingham, United Kingdom, July 14-21, 1996.
Co-authors: J. Zhang, (Kessler), M.J. Matney, P. Eichler, P.D. Anz-Meador,
and E.G. Stansbery. To be published in Advances in Space Research.
90.
“A Reformulation of Divine’s
Interplanetary Model”. Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust,
Bo A. S. Gustafson and Martha S. Hanner, eds., ASP Conference Series, Vol. 104,
pp 15-25, 1996. (Presented at IAU Colloquium No. 150, Physics, Chemistry,
and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust, Gainsville, FL,
August 14-18, 1995.) Co-authors M.J. Matney, (Kessler).
89. "Space
Debris". Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust, Bo
A. S. Gustafson and Martha S. Hanner, eds., ASP Conference Series, Vol. 104, pp
201-208, 1996. (Presented at IAU Colloquium No. 150, Physics, Chemistry,
and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust, Gainsville, FL,
August 14-18, 1995.) Co-authors P.D. Anz-Meador and M.J. Matney.
88.
"Observations of RORSAT Debris Using the Haystack Radar". Presented
at the MIT Space Surveillance Conference, Boston, 1995. Co-authors:
M.J. Matney, P.D. Anz-Meador, E.G. Stansbery, (Kessler).
87. "Current
Status of Orbital Debris Environment Models". Paper AIAA 95-0662,
Presented at the 33rd Aerospace Science and Exhibit, January 9-12, 1995, Reno,
NV. Co-authors: R. C. Reynolds, and P.D. Anz-Meador.
86. "Recent
Results of Orbital Debris Measurements From the
Haystack Radar". Paper AIAA 95-0664, Presented at the 33rd Aerospace
Science and Exhibit, January 9-12, 1995, Reno, NV. Co-authors: E.G.
Stansbery, (Kessler), and M.J. Matney.
85. "A
Revision of Divine's Interplanetary Model". Presented at IAU
Colloquium No. 150, Physics, Chemistry, and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust, Gainsville, FL, August 14-18, 1995. Co-authors: M.J.
Matney, (Kessler). To be Published.
84. "Final
Activities and the Results of the Long Duration Exposure Facility Meteoroid
& Debris Special Investigation Group". Presented at the 30th
COSPAR Assembly, Hamburg, Germany, July 11-21, 1994. Co-authors: M.
E. Zolensky, T.H. See, R.P. Bernhard, R. Barrett, F. Horz, J.L. Warren, C. Dardano, K.S. Leago, (Kessler),
and T.R. Foster. Published in Advances in Space Research, Vol. 16, No. 12, pp.(11)53-(11)65, 1995.
83. "Physical
Properties of Orbital Debris and Orbital Debris Clouds". Presented at the
30th COSPAR Assembly, Hamburg, Germany, July 11-21, 1994.
Co-authors: P.D Anz-Meador, M.J. Matney, (Kessler). Published in
Advances in Space Research, Vol. 16, No. 11, pp. (11)113-(11)117, 1995.
82. "Orbital
Debris as an Energy Management Problem". Presented at the 30th
COSPAR Assembly, Hamburg, Germany, July 11-21, 1994. Coauthor: J.P.
Loftus. Published in Advances in Space Research, Vol. 16, No. 11, pp
(11)139-(11)144, 1995. Download in
Adobe format
81. "Haystack
Radar Measurements of the Orbital Debris Environment". JSC -26655, May 20,
1994. Co-authors: E.G. Stansbery, (Kessler), TE. Tracy, M.J. Matney, and
J.F. Stanley.
80. "The
Current and Future Environment: An Overall Assessment". Published in
"Preservation of Near-Earth Space for Future Generations", Edited by
John A. Simpson, Cambridge University Press, pp 19-36. Download
in Adobe format
79. "Review of
Various Models Used to Describe the Orbital Debris Environment". Presented
at the 44th International Astronautical Congress in Graz, Austria, October, 1993. Co-authors: R.C. Reynolds and P.D.
Anz-Meador.
78. "The
Orbital Debris Environment". Presented at the International Space
University Summer Session '93, Huntsville, Al, July,
1993.
77. "Space
Technology...Space Debris". 1994 McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and
Technology. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill,
N.Y., 1993, pp 375-377.
76. "Assessing
the Effectiveness of Techniques to Limit Orbital Debris Generation".
Presented at the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Conference
on Space Debris Detection and Mitigation, Orlando, Florida, April 15-16, 1993.
Co-author R. C. Reynolds, (Kessler).
75. "Orbital
Debris Environment Characteristics Obtained by Means of the Haystack
Radar". Proceedings of the First European Conference on Space
Debris, ESA SD-01, Darmstadt, Germany, pp 323-327, April 5-7, 1993. Co-authors E. G. Stansbery, J. F. Stanley, (Kessler), T.
Tracy, M. Matney, L. Hock, and K. McIntyre.
74. "Orbital
Debris Environment". Proceedings of the First European Conference on
Space Debris, ESA SD-0l, Darmstadt, Germany, pp 251-262, April 5-7, 1993.
73. "Orbital
Debris Environment Projections for Space Station". Proceedings of the
First European Conference on Space Debris, ESA SD-01, Darmstadt, Germany, pp.
337-342, April 5-7, 1993. Co-author, R.C. Reynolds, (Kessler).
72. "A
Handbook to Support the NASA Policy to Limit Orbital Debris
Generation". Proceedings of the First European Conference on Space
Debris, ESA SD-011 Darmstadt, Germany, pp. 619-622, April 5-7, 1993.
Co-authors: R.C. Reynolds and J.P. Loftus, (Kessler).
71."
Interpretation of the Distribution of Large Craters on the Long Duration
Exposure Facility (LDEF)". Proceedings of the First European
Conference on Space Debris, ESA SD-01, Darmstadt, Germany, pp. 195-200, April
5-7, 1993. Co-authors: Jingchang Zhang,
(Kessler), and Dietrich Rex (from Technical University of Braunschweig).
70.
"Characterization of the Orbital Debris Environment Using the Haystack
Radar". JSC-32213, Appendix A., March 12, 1993. Co-authors:
E.G. Stansbery, T. Tracy, J.F. Stanley, (Kessler), M. Matney, L. Hock, and K.
McIntyre.
69. "A Partial
History of Orbital Debris: A Personal View". Orbital Debris
Monitor Vol. 6, No. 3, pp 16-20, 1 July, 1993, and Vol
6, No. 4, pp 10-16, 1 October, 1993, edited by Darren McKnight. Also
published in Hypervelocity Shielding Workshop, Institute for
Advanced Technology, 1999, proceedings from a Galveston workshop, March 8-11,
1998, edited by Harry D. Fair. Download
paper in Adobe format
68. "Orbital
Debris and Meteoroid Population as Estimated from LDEF Impact Data".
Presented at the Third LDEF Post-Retrieval Symposium, June,
1993, Williamsburg, Va. Co-author: Jingchang
Zhang, (Kessler).
67. "Modeling
and Measurements of the Uncatalogued Orbital Debris Population".
Presented at the Space Debris Course by the European Space Agency, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, November,
1992.
66. "Reduced
Debris Hazard Resulting from A Stable Inclined Geosynchronous
Orbit". Paper B.8-M.3.03 presented at COSPAR, World Space
Conference, August 28-September 5, 1992, Washington DC. Published in Advances
in Space Research, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp 231-341, August,
1993. Co-authors L.J. Friesen, (Kessler), and H. A. Zook.
65. "Orbital Debris
Environment in Low Earth Orbit: An Update". Paper B.8-M.3.02 present
at COSPAR, World Space Conference, August 28-September 5, 1992, Washington
DC. Published in Advances in Space Research, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 139-148,
August, 1993.
64. "Orbital Debris
Interference with Astronomy". Presented at IAU Conf. on Adverse
Environmental Impacts on Astronomy in Paris, France, June,
1992. Co-author R.H. Rast.
63. "Origin of
Orbital Debris Impacts on LDEF's Trailing Surfaces". Presented at
the Second LDEF Post-Retrieval Symposium, June, 1992,
San Diego, CA. Also published in "LDEF-69 Months in Space, 2nd
Post-Retrieval Symposium, NASA Conf. Pub. 1394, Part 2, pp 585-593, 1993.
62. "Analysis
of Orbital Perturbations Acting on Objects in Orbits Near Geosynchronous Earth
Orbit". Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 97, No. E3, pp
3845-3863, March 25, 1992. Co-authors L. J. Friesen, A.A. Jackson IV, H.
A. Zook, (Kessler).
61. "Summary
of the AIAA/NASA/DOD Orbital Debris Conference: Technical Issues and Future
Directions". Advances in Space Research, Vol. 11, No. 12, pp 5-18,
1991. Co-authors A. Potter, (Kessler), R. Nieder,
and R. Reynolds.
60.
"Collisional Cascading: The Limits of Population Growth in Low Earth
Orbit". Advances in Space Research, Vol. 11, No. 12, pp 63-66,
1991. Download in
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59. "A Rapid
Method of Estimating the Collision Frequencies between the Earth and the
Earth-Crossing Bodies". Advances in Space Research, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp
(6)23-(6)27, 1991. Co-author: Shin-Yi Su, (Kessler). Download in
Adobe format
58.
"Management of the Orbital Environment". Paper IAA-91-590,
presented at the 42nd Congress of the International Astronautical Federation,
Montreal, Canada, Oct. 5-11, 1991. Also in Acta Astronautica, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp 477-486, 1992.
Co-authors Joseph P. Loftus, Jr., (Kessler), Phillip D. Anz-Meador.
57. "Orbital
Debris Environment for Spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit". Journal of
Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp 347-351, May-June,
1991. Also presented at AIAA/NASA/DOD Orbital Debris Conference:
Technical Issues and Future Directions, April 16-19, 1990, paper AIAA-90-1353,
and in NASA CR 10077, "Orbital Debris: Technical Issues and Future
Directions", Sept. 1992.
56. "Results
in Orbital Evolution of Objects in the Geosynchronous Region".
Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol 15, No. 1, pp. 263-267,
January-February, 1992. Also presented at
AIAA/NASA/DOD Orbital Debris Conference: Technical Issues and Future
Directions, April 16-19, 1990, paper AIAA-90-1362, and in NASA CR 10077,
"Orbital Debris: Technical Issues and Future Directions", Sept.
1992. Co-authors Larry Friesen, Al
Jackson, Herb Zook (Kessler).
55. "Effects
on the Orbital Debris Environment Due to Solar Activity". Paper
AIAA-90-0083, presented at the 28th Aerospace Science Meeting, Reno, Nevada,
January 8-11, 1990. Coauthor P.D. Anz-Meador.
54. "Collision
Probability at Low Altitudes Resulting from Elliptical Orbits".
Advances in Space Research, Vol. 10, No. 3-4, pp 393-396, 1990. Download
in Adobe format
53."Technical
Issues Associated with Orbital Debris in GEO". Orbital Debris
Monitor, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp 5-7, Oct. 1989.
52. "Orbital
Debris Environment for Spacecraft Designed to Operate in Low Earth
Orbit". NASA TM 100-471, April, 1989,
co-authors R.C. Reynolds, P.D. Anz-Meador.
51. "Orbital
Debris Environment and Data Requirements". NASA/SDIO Space
Environmental Effects on Materials Workshops, held at Langley, June 28-30,
1988, NASA Conf. Pub. 3035, pp 281-300, 1989.
50. "Current
Orbital Debris Environment". Orbital Debris from Upper Stage
Breakup, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 121, pp 3-13, AIAA,
1989.
49. "Collision
Debris Modeling for the Delta 180 Program". APL Technical Review,
Vol. 1, No. 1, (classified report), pp 117-121, 1988 ,
coauthors: J. Hagan, (Kessler).
48.
"Predicting Debris". Aerospace America Vol. 26, No 6, June, 1988, pp. 22-24.
47. "Limits to
Growth in Low Earth Orbit". Paper No. IAA-87-574, at the
International Astronautical Federation, Brighton, England, Oct. 11-16, 1987.
Co-authors: W. W. Mendell, (Kessler).
46. "Space
Debris: More Than Meets the Eye". Sky and Telescope, Vol. 73, No. 6,
June 1987, p. 587.
45. "Orbital
Debris-Technical Issues". SDIO/IST, Second Pathways to Space
Experimentation Workshop, June 17-19, 1986, Orlando, Florida, 1986, pp. 95-105.
44. "Analysis
of IRAS Data for Orbital Debris". Advances in Space Research, Vol 6,
No 7, Cosmic Dust and Space Debris, 1986, pp. 139-144. Co-authors P. D.
Anz-Meador, D.M. Oro, (Kessler), and D.E. Pitts.
43. "Earth
Orbital Pollution". Presented at the Environmental Ethics and the
Solar System Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, June 5-8,
1985. Published in Beyond Spaceship Earth, Sierra Club Book, 1986, pp. 47-65.
42.
"Examination of Returned Solar-Max Surfaces for Impacting Orbital Debris
and Meteoroids". Sixteenth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
NASA, Houston, Texas, March 11-15, 1985, pp. 434-435. Coauthors: H.A. Zook,
A.E. Potter, D.S. McKay, U.S. Clanton, J.L. Warren, L.A. Watts, R.A. Schultz,
L.S. Schramn, S.J. Wentworth, and G.A. Robinson.
41. "Orbital
Debris Issues". Advances in Space Research, Vol. 5, No. 2, Space
Debris, Asteroids and Satellite Orbits, 1985, pp. 3-10.
40.
"Contribution of Explosion and Future Collision Fragments to the Orbital
Debris Environment". Advances in Space Research, Vol. 5, No. 2,
Space Debris, Asteroids and Satellite Orbits, 1985, pp. 25-34. Coauthor: S.-Y.
Su., (Kessler).
39. "The
effects of Particulates from Solid Rocket Motors Fired in Space".
Advances in Space Research, Vol. 5, No. 2, Space Debris, Asteroids and
Satellite Orbits, 1985, pp. 77-86. Co-author: A.C. Mueller, (Kessler).
38. "NORAD's
PARCS Small Satellite Tests (1976 and 1978)". Orbital Debris,
NASA CP 2630, 1985, pp. 39-44.
37. "NASA/JSC
Orbital Debris Study: Debris Model". Orbital Debris,
NASA CP 2360, 1985, pp. 69-77. Co-authors:
J.B. Roberds, (Kessler), and S.-Y.Su.
36. "Proposed
Preliminary Design Criteria-Model Environment for the 1990's".
Orbital Debris, NASA CP 2360, 1985, pp.78-83.
35. "Impacts
on Explorer 46 from an Earth Orbiting Population". Orbital Debris,
NASA CP 2360, 1985, pp.220-232.
34. "STS 8
Orbiter Mission Window Pitting and the Possible Association with the El Chichon Eruption of March and April 1982".
AIAA-85-0098. Presented at the AIAA 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January
14-17, 1985, Reno, NV. Co-authors: B.G. Cour-Palais, (Kessler), H.A.
Zook, and U.S. Clanton.
33. "Explorer
46 Meteoroid Bumper Experiment: Earth Orbital Debris Interpretation".
Presented at IAU Colloquium 85, Marseille, France, July 9-12, 1985 published in
Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust, 97 (ed. R.H. Giese and P.
Lamy) by D. Reidel Pub. Co., 1985.
32. "Orbital
Debris Environment for Space Station". JSC Internal Note No. 20001, 1984.
31. "Summary
of Orbital Debris Workshop". Science and Technology Series, Vol.58,
Space Safety and Rescue 1982-1983, 1984, pp. 3-10.
30. "Junk in
Space". Grolier Encyclopedia Science Supplement 1984, 1983, pp.
34-38.
29. "Man-Made
Space Debris-Does It Restrict Free Access to Space?". Presented at the
XXXII International Astronautical Federation Congress, Rome, Italy, Sept. 6-12,
1982, to be published in Adv. Earth Oriented Appl. Space Techn.
Co-authors: M. Wolfe, V. Chobotov, (Kessler), and R. Reynolds.
28. "Junk in
Space". Natural History, Vol. 91, No. 3, March 1982, pp. 12-18.
27.
"Derivation of the Collision Probability between Orbiting Objects: The
Lifetimes of Jupiter's Outer Moons". Icarus, Vol. 48, 1981, pp.
39-48. Download
in Adobe format.
26. "Sources
of Orbital Debris and the Projected Environment for Future
Spacecraft". Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol.18, No. 4, July-August, 1981, pp. 357-369. Download
in Adobe fromat
25. "Collision
Avoidance in Space". IEEE Spectrum, Vol. 17, No.6, June, 1980, pp.37-41. Co-authors: P.M. Landry, B.G.
Cour-Palais, and R.E. Taylor.
24. "Collision
Frequency of Artificial Satellites: Creation of a Debris Belt".
Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 71, Space Systems and Their
Interactions with Earth's Space Environment, 1980, pp. 707-736. Co-author: B.G.
Cour-Palais.
23. "Ground
Radar Detection of Meteoroids in Space". Solid Particles in the
Solar System, IAU, I. Halliday and B.A. McIntosh, eds, 1980, pp. 137-139.
22. "Collision
Frequency of Artificial Satellites: The Creation of a Debris Belt".
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 83, No. A6, June 1, 1978. pp 2637-2646.
Co-author: B.G. Cour-Palais. Download
in Adobe format.
21. "Space
Debris-Environmental Update I". JSC Internal Note 12949, June, 1977. Download
in Adobe format
20. "Space
Debris-Environmental Assessment Needed". JSC Internal Note 11539, August, 1976. Download in
Adobe format
19. "Current
Assessment of the Effect of Aluminum Compound Emission from the Space
Shuttle". JSC Internal Note 09913, August,
1975.
18. "Results
of Examination of the Returned Surveyor 3 samples for Particulate
Impacts". Analysis of Surveyor 3 Material and Photographs Returned
by Apollo 12, NASA SP-284, 1972, pp. 158-167. Co-authors: B.G. Cour-Palais,
R.E. Flaherty, R.W. High, (Kessler), D.S. McKay, and H.A. Zook.
17. "A Guide
to Using Meteoroid-Environmental Models for Experiment and Spacecraft Design
Applications". NASA TND-6596 March, 1972.
16. "Estimate
of Particle Densities and Collision Danger for Spacecraft Moving Through the
Asteroid Belt". Physical Studies of Minor Planets, NASA SP-267,
1971, pp. 595-605.
15. "Results
of the Surveyor III Sample Impact Examination Conducted at the Manned
Spacecraft Center". Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science
Conference, Vol. 3, pp. 2767-2780, The M.I.T. Press, 1971. Coauthors: B.G.
Cour-Palais, R.E. Flaherty, R.W. High, (Kessler), D.S. McKay, and H.A. Zook.
14. "Meteoroid
Environment Model-1970 (Interplanetary and Planetary)". NASA
SP-8038, October 1970. (With assistant of ad. hoc. committee)
13. "Meteoroid
Impacts on the Gemini Windows". Planetary and Space Sciences, July
1970, Vol. 18, No. 7, p. 953-964. Co-authors: H.A. Zook, R.E. Flaherty,
(Kessler). Download
in Adobe Format
12. "Average
Relative Velocity of Sporadic Meteoroids in Interplanetary Space".
AIAA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 12, December 1969, pp. 2337-2338. Download
in Adobe format
11.
"Consequences of the Meteoroid Penetration Measurements with Respect to
Zodiacal Light Observation". 32nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical
Society, October 29-31, 1969. Co-author: H.A. Zook, (Kessler). Analysis also appears in "Compilation of
Papers Presented at OART-OSSA Meteoroid Environment Workshop", March 19
and 20, NASA HQ, 1968, pp 355-372. Download
in Adobe format . Copy of the
entire OART-OSSA Workshop (440 pages), click
here
10.
"Spatial Density of the Known Asteroids". 32nd Annual Meeting
of the Meteoritical Society, October 29-31, 1969.
9.
"Spatial Density of the Known Asteroids in the Ecliptic Plane". NASA
TM X-58026, March 1969.
8.
"Upper Limit on the Spatial Density of Asteroidal
Debris". AIAA Journal, Vol. 6, No. 12, December 1968, p. 2450.
7. "The
Zodiacal Light and Meteoroid Measurements". 49th Annual Meeting of
the American Geophysical Union, April 8-11, 1968, p. 244. Co-author: H.A.
Zook, (Kessler).
6.
"Interplanetary Dust: The Zodiacal Light and Meteoroid
Measurements". Compilation of Papers presented at OART-OSSA
Meteoroid Environment Workshop, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC, March 19-20,
1968, pp 355-372. Co-authors: Herbert A. Zook and (Kessler)
5.
"Meteoroid Impacts on the Gemini Windows". 30th Annual Meeting of the
Meteoritical Society, October 25-27, 1967. Co-authors: H.A. Zook, R.E.
Flaherty, (Kessler).
4.
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Contributions
to Major Publications:
1. Contributing author: Space
Debris, An AIAA Position Paper. Prepared by the AIAA Technical Committee on
Space Systems, July, 1981.
2. Contributing author:
Report of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board Ad Hoc Committee on Potential
Threat to U. S. Satellites Posed by Space Debris. December,
1983.
3. Co-editor: NASA Conference
Publication 2360, Orbital Debris. 1985.
4. Co-editor: Advances in
Space Research, Space Debris, Asteroids and Satellite Orbits, Pergamon Press,
Vol. 5, No. 2, , 1985.
5. Co-editor: Advances in
Space Research, Cosmic Dust and Space Debris, Pergamon Press, Vol. 6, No. 7,
1986.
6. Contributing author:
United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Report of the Ad Hoc
Committee on Current and Potential Technology to Protect Air Force Space
Missions from Current and Future Debris. December, 1987.
7. Contributing author:
Report on Orbital Debris by Interagency Group (Space) for National Security
Council. February, 1989.
8. Co-editor: Advances in
Space Research, Small Solar System Bodies and Orbits, Pergamon Press,Vol.
10, No. 3-4, 1990.
9. Co-editor: Advances in
Space Research, Space Dust and Debris, Pergamon Press, Vol. 11, No. 12, 1991.
12. Co-Editor: Space Debris, An
International Journal Devoted to Space Debris Research, Technology and Policy,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 1, No. 1-4, 1999, and Vol 2, No. 1,
2000.
13. Committee Chairman: Limiting Future Collision Risk to
Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's
Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs, Committee for the Assessment of NASA's
Orbital Debris Programs, National Research Council of the National
Academies, The National Academies Press, 2011.