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The Garbage Belt: What Should We Do About It?
Friday January 17, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EST
Salon L
There is A LOT of trash in space, so much so that there are professionals whose sole duty is to track that garbage and make sure it doesn't damage functioning satellites in orbit. But, it's not like there are Coke cans and banana peels up there. What is in the Garbage Belt and how should we deal with it?
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avatar for Aaron Brite

Aaron Brite

Environmental Compliance Officer, Jen-Weld, Inc.
GenX feral nerd from the womb raised on TOS and the original Wild Wild West reruns while "recreating" some of those gadgets (thankfully to little success). Grew up to become an Air Force avionics tech and then Supply Sergeant where he caught the hazmat bug. Now a corporate environmentalist... Read More →
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Michael Morton

Author, USSF
Michael Morton is a retired USAF space operations officer and wishes the Space Force happened earlier. Still, he gets to work for them as a civilian, so life isn't all bad. He writes award-winning military sci-fi and fantasy and lives in Colorado Springs with his family. When he's... Read More →
Friday January 17, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EST
Salon L
  Science, Physical & Space Sciences

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