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June 1st 17, 03:33 AM posted to sci.space.policy
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Space will be unusable in 20 years unless junk is cleaned up says expert
On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 5:15:43 PM UTC-4, Fred J. McCall wrote:
wrote:
"Space will be unusable within 20 years unless something is done to clean up the
170 million pieces of debris orbiting the Earth and constantly growing in number.
That's the opinion of Dr Ben Greene, CEO of Space Environment Research Centre
(SERC), who today (31 May) hosted an event in Canberra, Australia, to figure out
how to clean up Earth's orbital space."
See:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/space-will-...expert-1624141
Space is big. Really, really big.
--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn
big certinally. however the debris tend to expand and collide and create even more junk
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