SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION AND RISK ANALYSIS: A THEORETICAL MODEL.

The management of space debris or so called space junk is starting to be a widely debated topic, both in academia and in industry, because of their potential dangerousness for future space operations. In view of the fact that there is no real regulation of the subject at international level other than voluntary guidelines and standards, this work has a twofold purpose. First of all, it analyzes the regulations of space debris in the light of the most recent works that the academic literature proposes. Secondly, it proposes a risk analysis model applicable within the international standard ISO 24113:2019, useful to mitigate the risks associated with the presence of space debris already in the planning phase of the mission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]