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Space junk, a danger to space exploration.
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RE: Space junk, a danger to space exploration.
(April 2, 2021 at 1:54 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Many scientists are warning that too much space debree orbiting our planet can eventually make space exploration impossible. Humans for the past 50-60 years have launched rockets and sattlites at increasing rates. Humans have increasingly left space trash in orbit, and even something as small as a dime traveling at 20,000mph can be fatal to say things like the space station if they hit the right spot. 

This is why I get a lip twitch with the idea of space tourism. Yes it would be nice in theory if people could travel into space in mass cheaply like going to the beach. But the more vehicles we launch into space, and let orbit until they become trash, the more potential missles/bullets become a landmine for future vechles. One might look at it like polluting the oceans. Yes the oceans are big, but the more we over exploit, and the more pollution we dump into the oceans, the more our resources become threatened. 

Scientists warn that too much space junk orbiting our planet will be simply like creating a mine feild that grows bigger and bigger. 

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/05/2...nk-problem
I agree this is a problem and will only make space travel harder. It's going to make satellite communications riskier and not even going to mention the worry about how much of that stuff is going to come raining down on us. This is a problem we have to nip in the bud now or were going to pay for it later.

(April 2, 2021 at 3:43 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:
(April 2, 2021 at 3:37 pm)SUNGULA Wrote: Yay, whining about his spelling without addressing any of the substance of his post. Good show!

Well, we could focus on your inability to spell and incorrect word usage.  Supposedly you are also educated but too lazy to learn the difference between accept and except.
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Space junk, a danger to space exploration. - by Brian37 - April 2, 2021 at 1:54 pm
RE: Space junk, a danger to space exploration. - by The Architect Of Fate - April 2, 2021 at 3:50 pm

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