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| Space Debris (Image by David Shikomba) |
Whether it’s sitting in the garage or flying about in space, junk is junk. And it can certainly get in the way.
When it gets in the way of a play area, that’s one thing. But when it gets in the way of a spacecraft, that’s quite another.
Elon Musk has good intentions. With efforts toward making high-speed internet available for all, he has launched space satellites “by the dozens.” Not all of them have been viable. In fact, “around 3%... may have failed.”
When one hunk of junk crashes into another, the result isn’t pretty. A whole lot of “dangerous space debris” can be generated. What astronauts would want to see that coming their way?
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