SSEC Colloquium

Since Sputnik in 1957, the amount of artificial material in orbit has grown exponentially. Policy experts debate how to solve a mounting orbital debris problem threatening the satellite information infrastructure critical to scientific, commercial, defense, and other interests around the world. During the Cold War, outer space transformed from a boundless frontier to a limited natural resource; what implications does the history of this shift have for those who study space and Earth from space?