Friday, May 3, 2013

Experts Urge Removal of Space Debris From Orbit

Experts Urge Removal of Space Debris From Orbit:
Space debris has been identified as a growing risk for satellites and other space infrastructure. Credit: NASA
Experts Urge Removal of Space Debris From Orbit
Space debris has been identified as a growing risk for satellites and other space infrastructure. Credit: NASA
Action is needed soon to remove the largest pieces of space debris from orbit before the amount of junk destroys massive amounts of critical space infrastructure, according to a panel at the Sixth European Conference on Space Debris.
“Whatever we are going to do, whatever we have to do, is an expensive solution,” said Heiner Klinkrad, head of the European Space Agency space debris office, in a panel this week that was broadcast on ESA’s website.
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