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Big Impact: Optics and Photonics In Space

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Karen A. Newman, Group Publisher, [email protected]

In the movie Gravity, debris from an exploded satellite threatens everything in its path, from space-walking astronauts to the International Space Station. Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) exhibits an inspiring tenacity, solving one catastrophe after another to return to Earth. An exploding satellite caused big problems in the movie, but we know orbiting debris is not just the stuff of Hollywood fiction. In this issue, we present projects proposed and under way to apply photonic technologies that will allow a deeper look into space, prevent both asteroid-Earth impacts as well as space...Read full article

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    Published: November 2013
    AmericasAndy PomeroyAPOMAasteroid-Earth impactsasteroidsCCDCCD sensorsCoatingsdark energydark matterDE-STAR missionDichroTec Thin FilmsEditorialESAEuclid missionEuropean Space AgencyImagingKaren A. NewmanLightForceMike NaselarisNew Yorkoptical fabricationphotonics and spacespace debrisspace junkspace lasersSPIE OptifabSydorLasers

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