Space junk at tipping point

Subject: Space junk at tipping point Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:09 am

Scientists in the US have warned Nasa that the amount of so-called space junk orbiting Earth is at tipping point.

A report by the National Research Council says the debris could cause fatal leaks in spaceships or destroy valuable satellites.

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It calls for international regulations to limit the junk and more research into the possible use of launching large magnetic nets or giant umbrellas.

The debris includes clouds of minuscule fragments, old boosters and satellites.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14757926

Subject: Re: Space junk at tipping point Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:55 am

STATISTS' Space junk!

Space junk at tipping point

Space junk at tipping point

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