Author Topic: How Space Junk Blanketed The Earth Over The Past 50 Years (Read 1406 times)

Clive · « **on:** March 31, 2010, 10:02 »

What an eye opener!

LINK

Rik · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2010, 10:18 »

I'm amazed there haven't been significant collisions.

Clive · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2010, 14:55 »

Most of the debris is quite small but travelling at 18,000 mph even a grain of sand would penetrate the ISS. The problem is that the situation is getting worse all the time.

Rik · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2010, 15:41 »

We need to send a space clean-up team out.

Simon · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2010, 16:53 »

Space dusters?

Rik · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2010, 17:05 »

sam · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2010, 17:57 »

that's cool!

Clive · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2010, 18:44 »

Ten years ago they were talking about space vacuum cleaners - no really!

Not sure what became of that idea!

Rik · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2010, 18:50 »

Hoover sued for patent infringement?

sam · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2010, 18:57 »

Quote from: Clive on March 31, 2010, 18:44

Ten years ago they were talking about space vacuum cleaners - no really! Not sure what became of that idea!

big giant lasers needed. Oh and vacuums in space... no power required

Clive · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2010, 19:07 »

I'll bet the filters will need changing regularly.

Rik · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2010, 19:10 »

Who's going to empty the bag?

Clive · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2010, 19:13 »

Good point Rik.

Reno · « **Reply #13 on:** April 02, 2010, 03:21 »

Quote from: Clive on March 31, 2010, 18:44

Ten years ago they were talking about space vacuum cleaners - no really! Not sure what became of that idea!

This was on the BBC just a few days ago.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8590103.stm

Clive · « **Reply #14 on:** April 02, 2010, 08:42 »

Oh well spotted Bob!

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