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Joe Carroll, Jerome Pearson, and Eugene Levin, “Wholesale LEO Debris Capture and Removal Using EDDE,” 

  International Astronautical Congress, Washington,  DC, October 21-25, 2019 

   Paper       Presentation 

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin and Joe Carroll, “Close-up Survey of LEO Debris Objects,” 1st IAA Conference on Space

  Situational Awareness (ICSSA), Orlando, FL, USA, 13-15 November 2017. 

 

Jerome Pearson, Joe Carroll and Eugene Levin, “Space Test of LEO Debris Removal,” 1st IAA Conference on Space

  Situational Awareness (ICSSA), Orlando, FL, USA, 13-15 November 2017. 

 

Pearson, Jerome, Joe Carroll, and Eugene Levin, "EDDE Propellantless Upper Stage for LEO," NSMMS/CRASTE Conference,

  Indian Wells, CA, 26-29 June 2017 

 

Carroll, Joseph A., "Cost-Effective Management of Orbital Debris,” CODER Debris Workshop, Univ. of Maryland, 15-17 Nov 2016. 
 
Pearson, Jerome, Carroll, Joseph A., and Levin, Eugene M., “An Update on EDDE, the ElectroDynamic Delivery Express,”
  Fifth International Conference on Tethers in Space, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, 23-26 May 2016.
  Paper       Presentation 
 
Carroll, Joseph A., "Orbital Debris 101 for Laser Ablation Experts,” High Power Laser Ablation Symposium, Santa Fe, April 4-7, 2016.
   Paper       Presentation
 
Pearson, Jerome, “Long Endurance Aircraft,” US Patent 9,272,783, 1 March 2016.  
 
Levin, Eugene M., Joseph A. Carroll, and Jerome Pearson, "In-Space Processing and Delivery System," U. S. Patent 8,882,048,
   11 November 2014.
 
Carroll, Joseph A., Eugene M. Levin, and Jerome Pearson, "Delivery of Secondary Payloads to Custom Orbits Using EDDE," Paper IAC-14,
   B4, 5.13x24695, 65th International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Ontario Canada, 29 September-3 October 2014.

Pearson, Jerome, Joseph A. Carroll, and Eugene M. Levin, "EDDE Spacecraft Development for Active LEO Debris Removal,"
   Paper IAC-14,A6,6.4x23806, 65th International Astronautical Congress, Toronto, Ontario Canada, 29 September-3 October 2014.

Pearson, Jerome, "Exoplanet Discoveries and the Fermi Paradox," Paper IAC-14.A4.1.8, 65th International Astronautical Congress,
   Toronto, Ontario Canada, 29 September-3 October 2014.
 
Joseph Carroll, "Potential Future Costs of Orbital Debris in Low Earth Orbit," Subcontract Report to Lockheed Martin, January 2014. 
 
E. Levin, J. Carroll and J. Pearson, "The Long-Term Cost of Debris Removal from LEO," Paper IAC-13-A6.8.9, 64th International
   Astronautical Congress, Beijing, China, 21-27 September 2013.
 
J. Pearson, "Sir Arthur Clarke and the Space Elevator," Keynote Address, Space Elevator Conference, Seattle WA 23-25 August 2013. 
 
J. Pearson, E. Levin, and J. Carroll, "Affordable Debris Removal and Collection in LEO," Paper IAC-12-A6.6.7, 63rd International
   Astronautical Congress, Naples, Italy, 1-5 Oct 2012.
 
Eugene M. Levin, "Electrodynamic Method," U. S. Patent 8,262,029, 11 Sept 2012.
 
Joseph A. Carroll and Jerome Pearson, “EDDE:  A Multi-km Modular Upper Stage for SmallSats,” 26th Annual AIAA/USU Conference
    on Small Satellites, Paper SSC12-III-3, Logan, Utah, 13-16 August 2012.
 
Eugene Levin, Jerome Pearson, and Joseph Carroll, "Wholesale Debris Removal From LEO," Acta Astronautica, v. 73, pp. 100-108,

   April-May 2012.    

 

Eugene Levin and Joseph Carroll, "The Cost of Future Collisions in LEO," STAR White Paper, 28 February 2012.

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, and Joe Carroll, "Wholesale LEO Debris Removal for Safe Space Operations," 15th Annual FAA/AIAA 

   Commercial Space Transportation Conference, Washington, DC, 15-16 February 2012.

 

Eugene Levin, "Commercial Debris Removal," 3rd International Interdisciplinary Congress on Space Debris Remediation, Montreal,
   Canada
, November 11-12, 2011.

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, and Joe Carroll, "Commercial Space Debris Removal," Space Safety Magazine, Issue 1, Fall 2011.  

 

Eugene Levin, "Orbital Debris:  Time to Remove," Google Tech Talk, Mountain View, CA, 11 August 2011.  YouTube

 
Eugene M. Levin, "Electrodynamic Structure," U. S. Patent 7,913,954, 29 Mar 2011.

J. Pearson, J. Carroll, and E. Levin, "Active Debris Removal:  EDDE, the ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator," Paper IAC-10-A6.4.9, 61st International
   Astronautical Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 27 Sep-1 Oct 2010.
 
Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, John Oldson, and Joseph Carroll, "ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE):  Design, Operation, and Ground Support,"
   Presented at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), Maui, Hawaii, 14-17 September 2010.

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin and Joseph Carroll, "Enhancing Space Elevator Safety by Active Debris Removal,"  2010 Space Elevator Conference,
   Redmond, WA, 13-15 August 2010.
 
Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, Joseph Carroll, and John Oldson, "ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE) Opens New Frontiers in
  Space Traffic Management," 4th IAASS Conference, Huntsville, AL, 19-21 May 2010.
 
Jerome Pearson, "The ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE):  Removing Debris in Space," The Bent of Tau Beta Pi, Vol. CI,
   No. 2, pp. 29-33, Spring 2010.

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, John Oldson, and Joe Carroll, "EDDE: ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator For Safe Commercial Space
   Operations," 13th Annual FAA/AIAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference, Arlington, VA, 10-11 February 2010.
 

Jerome Pearson, Joe Carroll, Eugene Levin, and John Oldson, “EDDE:  ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator For Active Debris Removal,”

    NASA-DARPA International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal, Chantilly, VA, 8-10 December 2009.

 

Jerome Pearson, “High-Altitude Morphing Aircraft (HAMAC) Long Endurance UAV,” U.S. Air, Trade and Technology EXPO, Dayton airport

    Expo Center, 14-17 July 2009.

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, Joe Carroll, and John Oldson, "MARCUS:  Moon and Mars Gravity in a LEO Satellite," IAC-08-A2.3.2,

    59th International Astronautical Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, 29 September-3 October 2008.

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, Joe Carroll, and John Oldson, "LEO Mobility Vehicle for Space Situational Awareness," AIAA-2008-7689,

    AIAA Space 2008 Conference, San Diego, 9-11 September 2008.


Jerome Pearson, Gerald Gregorek, Harry Wykes, John Oldson, and Cliff Whitfield, High-Altitude Morphing Aircraft (HAMAC), Air Force

    Research Laboratory Technical Report AFRL-RB-WP-TR-2007-3114, 2007.


Jerome Pearson, Harry Wykes, Eugene Levin, John Oldson, Klaus Heiss, and Paul van Susante, “
Lunar Frontier Transport System,”

    Rutgers Symposium on Lunar Settlements, 3-8 June 2007.

 
Jerome Pearson, “Space Elevators for Earth and Moon,” presented at the International Space Development Conference, ISDC 2007,

    Dallas, TX, 24-28 May 2007.

Jerome Pearson, John Oldson, and Eugene Levin, “A Vigorous Space Program Based on Climate Control,” presented at the

    International Space Development Conference, ISDC 2007, Dallas, TX, 24-28 May 2007.

Eugene Levin, Dynamic Analysis of Space Tether Missions, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 126, April 2007.

Jerome Pearson, Narayanan M. Komerath, Gerald M. Gregorek, and Marilyn J. Smith, Multi-Winglets for Reduction of Induced Drag,

    Air Force Research Laboratory Technical Report AFRL-VA-TR-2006-3109, January 2007.

Jerome Pearson, “The Real History of the Space Elevator,” paper IAC-06-D4.3.01, 57th International Astronautical Congress,

    Valencia, Spain, 2-6 October 2006.

Jerome Pearson and John Oldson, “High-Payoff Space Tethers,” paper IAC-06-D4.3.06, 57th International Astronautical Congress,

    Valencia, Spain, 2-6 October 2006.

Jerome Pearson, John Oldson, and Eugene Levin, “Earth Rings for Planetary Environment Control,” Acta Astronautica Vol. 58, No. 1,

    pp. 44-57, 2006.

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin and John Oldson, Dynamics Simulation Model for Space Tethers, NASA Contractor Report

    NASA/CR-2006-214432, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, June 2006.

Jerome Pearson, Joseph Carroll, Eugene Levin, and John Oldson, Autonomous Orbit Transfer Vehicle (AOTV), Air Force Research

    Laboratory Technical Report AFRL-VS-PS-TR-2005-1216, October 2005.

Eugene M. Levin and Joseph A. Carroll, “Method and Apparatus for Propulsion and Power Generation using Spinning Electrodynamic

    Tethers,” U. S. Patent 6,942,186, 13 Sep 2005.

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, John Oldson, and Harry Wykes, “The Lunar Space Elevator,” Space Technology, Vol. 25, No. 3-4, pp.

    203-209, 2005.

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, John Oldson, and Harry Wykes, “Lunar Space Elevators for Cis-Lunar Transportation,” International

    Conference, Moon Base: A Challenge for Humanity, Venice Workshop, Venice, Italy, 26-27 May 2005.

 
Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, Joseph Carroll, and John Oldson, “The Electrodynamic Thruster: An Order of Magnitude

    Improvement over Ion Rockets,” IAC-04-S.P.07, 55th International Astronautical Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 4-8 October

    2004.

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, John Oldson, and Harry Wykes, “The Lunar Space Elevator,” IAC-04-IAA.3.8.3.07, 55th International

    Astronautical Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 4-8 October 2004.

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, Joseph Carroll, and John Oldson, "Orbital Maneuvering with Spinning Electrodynamic Tethers," AIAA

    2004-5715, 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, August 2004.

 

Roger Dougal, Joseph A. Carroll, and Shengyi Liu, “High-Voltage Power Switching for a Conducting Tether,” AIAA 2004-5716, 2nd

    International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, August 2004.

 

Jerome Pearson, Gerald A. Gregorek, Marilyn J. Smith, Narayanan M. Komerath, and J.V.R. Prasad, Multi-Winglets For Improved Aircraft

    Performance, AFRL-VA-WP-TR-2004-3074, Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, Ohio, July 2004.

  

Eugene M. Levin and Joseph A. Carroll, “Method for Observing and Stabilizing Electrodynamic Tethers,” U. S. Patent 6,758,443, 6

    July 2004.

 

Eugene M. Levin and Joseph A. Carroll, “Apparatus for Observing and Stabilizing Electrodynamic Tethers,” U. S. Patent 6,755,377, 29

    June 2004.

 

Pearson, J., J. Carroll, E. Levin, J. Oldson, and P. Hausgen, "Overview of the ElectroDynamic Delivery Express (EDDE)," AIAA Paper

    2003-4790, 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Huntsville, AL, 20-23 July 2003.

 

Jerome Pearson, Joseph A. Carroll, Eugene M. Levin, and John C. Oldson, ElectroDynamic Delivery Express (EDDE) Autonomous Space

    Vehicle, Air Force Research Laboratory Technical Report AFRL-VS-TR-2002-1111, KAFB, New Mexico, December 2002.

 

M. J. Smith, N. Komerath, R. Ames, O. Wong, R. Snodgrass, and J. Pearson, "Performance Analysis of a Wing with Multiple

    Winglets."  AIAA Paper 2001-2407, AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Anaheim, CA, 11-14 June 2001.

 

Jerome Pearson, Eugene Levin, John Oldson, and Joseph Carroll, "The ElectroDynamic Delivery Experiment (EDDE)." Proceedings of

    the Space Technology and Applications International Forum-2001, M. S. El-Genk, Editor, American Institute of Physics, pp.

    425-432, February 2001.

 

Jerome Pearson, Wally Zukauskas, Thomas Weeks, Stein Cass, and Martin Stytz, "Low-Cost Launch Systems for the Dual-Launch
    Concept."  Paper IAA-00-IAA.1.1.06, presented at the 51st International Astronautical Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2-6
    October 2000.