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APPENDIX: STATEMENT OF TASK
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... Assess the International Space Station strategy for reducing the probability that the space station or its crew will be damaged or lost as a result of meteoroid or orbital debris impact and recommend alternate strategies where appropriate. · Review the meteoroid/debris environment model used for space station design and assess its validity.
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