An Approach for Economic Efficiency Ratio on Suborbital and Orbital Activities vs. Space Debris

Karasu O., Bayraktar Y.

Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference-2023, Colorado, United States Of America, 27 February - 01 March 2023, pp.64

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • City: Colorado
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Page Numbers: pp.64
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The space sector has become an exponentially growing industry in recent years. Its outcomes exert great impact on economic decisions. After the Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union, the space sector has started to shift its center from government to private components slowly and successfully. The private part of the space sector has been growing as well in years especially for the launch capabilities, such as the ones that can be reusable. Since we have easy and more ways to send a satellite to earth orbit or beyond, the number of space debris has also been increasing. As the final economic frontier has reached the Earth’s orbit, the space economy needs new measurements for the space activities and an approach for the economic efficiency ratio for the relation between the suborbital activities and tests and orbital activities versus space debris.