“Where Passion MeetsSTEM Opportunity”
SpaceForEarth SpaceDebris
SolutionsChallenge
SpaceDebris ManagementMethods
SpaceTugs
(ADR): This involves using technologies such as robotic arms, nets, harpoons, and lasers to capture and deorbit large pieces of debris.
ActiveDebrisRemoval RegulationsandGuidelines
These are spacecraft designed to attach to defunct satellites or debris, then either deorbit them or move them to a safer location.
End-of-Life
Protocols
Satellites and rocket stages are designed with end-of-life plans to deorbit them safely or move them to a "graveyard orbit" away from active satellites.
International cooperation is essential to establish and enforce guidelines for debris mitigation, such as limiting the amount of debris generated during missions and requiring operators to deorbit defunct satellites.
SpaceIndustryExperts
Entrepreneur NASA Leader Commercial Aerospace
Che’Bolden CarlosNiederstrasser FlorenceTan
Pres./CEO Charles
Bolden Group
Space Entrepreneur
Deputy Chief Technologist
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate
Northrop Grumman
Space Mission Architect
Aerospace Engineer
InterstellarDreamsSpaceCenter
MissionSpecialist
IdentifyTheProblem
Preparation
Teams collaborate directly with space industry experts to identify the root causes of orbital debris and explore innovative strategies to manage and reduce space junk in low Earth orbit.
IdeaCreation Process
Proposals
Teams collaborate with Mission Specialists and Space
Industry Experts to develop innovative ideas and practical solutions to help manage and reduce orbital space junk, known as space debris.
PressConference
3:00pm
Presentation
Teams collaborated with Mission Specialists and Space Industry Experts to present their solutions to Debris Challenge Evaluators, showcasing creative approaches to protect Earth’s orbit and promote a sustainable space environment.
InterstellarDreams
SpaceCenter Host&EventSponsor
Marketing Business Development Community Engagement
Center for Economic and Community Engagement
Center for Space Science and Engineering Research
AfrozeMohammed
Associate Director for Strategic Alliances
Center for Economic and Community Engagement
M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management
Technology-based economic development
• Entrepreneurship
• University-industry and university-community partnerships
InterstellarDreamsSpaceCenter
StrategicPartner
InterstellarDreamsSpaceCenter StrategicPartner
ThriverHers are exposed to STEAM disciplines through hands-on workshops, training modules, field trips, leadership opportunities and mentoring relationships.
InterstellarDreamsSpaceCenter StrategicPartner
Engineer
Community
JocelynAlvarez
Mechanical Engineer
Plant Design & Piping
Bechtel Corporation
A Plant Design and Piping Engineer working at the intersection of advanced nuclear energy, project execution, and regulatory support.
InterstellarDreamsSpaceCenter StrategicPartner
Entrepreneur Engineer
Early Elementary Students
Code Robot Rockets
MonicaNichols
Founder/President & CEO
Engineer and Entrepreneur
Pink Space Theory is a nonprofit organization established in 2018. Engineer and Entrepreneur who is passionate about motivating the next generation to pursue STEM careers!
