Space Debris Out Of Control, Says U.S. General

"Air Force General Kevin Chilton, a former astronaut, told a
conference in
Tel Aviv, Israel audience that the issue of space debris is out of
control.

The head of the U.S. Strategic Command said Wednesday that the U.S.
has determined there are more than 15, 000 items currently floating in
orbit around the earth. That includes everything from bits and pieces
from the Shuttle to portions of destroyed satellites.

"The estimation is that these numbers could grow upward of 50,000 in
total
numbers in the not-too-distant future," he said.

When that happens, that situation could make low-earth orbit
"uninhabitable
to man or machine," added Chilton."

See:

http://communities.canada.com/ottawa...s-general.aspx

wrote:
The head of the U.S. Strategic Command said Wednesday that the U.S.
has determined there are more than 15, 000 items currently floating in
orbit around the earth. That includes everything from bits and pieces
from the Shuttle to portions of destroyed satellites.

What exactly would be up there from the Shuttle? Unless he is referring
to PAM boosters...

Pat

On Jan 30, 12:47*am, wrote:
"Air Force General Kevin Chilton, a former astronaut, told a
conference in
Tel Aviv, Israel audience that the issue of space debris is out of
control.

The head of the U.S. Strategic Command said Wednesday that the U.S.
has determined there are more than 15, 000 items currently floating in
orbit around the earth. That includes everything from bits and pieces
from the Shuttle to portions of destroyed satellites.

"The estimation is that these numbers could grow upward of 50,000 in
total
numbers in the not-too-distant future," he said.

When that happens, that situation could make low-earth orbit
"uninhabitable
to man or machine," added Chilton."

See:

http://communities.canada.com/ottawa...cewatch/archiv...

Well this might have a bright side. If it is bad enough maybe it will
keep the Chinese on planet earth and when it gradually clears
the North American Alliance or perhaps the EuroAfrica Empire
will be able to take the lead.

Perhaps the motto should be, "Anti-sat missile for all with lots of
testing,"
An excellent target would be international space station with lots of
future shrapnel for all.

The time machine keeps jumping timelines..................Trig

Don't worry, flexible path fixes this, or at least insures
it won't get worse...

;-)

Dave