Autonomous Traffic Control System (ATCS v2.0) for Low Earth Orbit Debris Mitigation: 12.5-ms Hardware-in-the-Loop Multi-Objective Optimization, Post-Quantum Cryptographic Governance (ML-KEM-768 / Decoy-State QKD), Q-SAFA Self-Executing Orbital Circular Economy, and Isomorphic Pedagogical Communication
The exponential proliferation of mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has completely surpassed the operational limits of legacy ground-based, Human-in-the-Loop Space Traffic Management (STM). According to the European Space Agency (ESA) Space Environment Report 2026, more than 300 rocket launches injected over...