Threat of Space Junk Increases as Government and Investors Find Workarounds Written 6 March 2023
Computer-generated depiction of space debris as could be seen from high Earth orbit. | Credit: NASA; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Reuters reported that a growth in space debris “has led the U.S. government to attempt to set new space hygiene norms, while private companies are also investing in ways to tackle the messy orbital environment.” Thousands of commercial satellites “are being launched into Earth’s orbit at a record pace, driving up the risk of collisions that could spawn swarms of hazardous debris.” US Space Command released a formal list Friday “of what it views as responsible space behaviors, in a bid to steer military norms in orbit.”
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