This lecture introduces the NASA standard breakup model, which was developed using data from the SOCIT series of HVI experiments and other sources. The model can be used to calculate the number, mass, area-to-mass ratio, and velocity of fragments resulting from explosions or collisions in space. It provides empirical equations to estimate these values as a function of fragment size and other parameters based on historical data from events like satellite breakups and hypervelocity impact tests. The model is implemented in simulations to analyze and predict the evolution of space debris populations over time.