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Tipping Points of Space Debris in Low Earth Orbit

International Journal of the Commons
Volume 18 (2024): Issue 1
By: Keiko Nomura,  Simon Rella,  Haily Merritt,  Mathieu Baltussen,  Darcy Bird,  Annika Tjuka and  Dan Falk  
Open Access
|Jan 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1275 | Journal eISSN: 1875-0281
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Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 8, 2023
Accepted on: Dec 18, 2023
Published on: Jan 11, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
outer space,
social-ecological systems,
debris management

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