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Space junk, a full list of countries and organizations that put garbage in space. ... Total monitored objects as of June 21, 2000; SOURCE: U.S. Space Command . Return to main Space Junk page...
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www.space.com/spacewatch/space_junk_list.html
www.space.com/spacewatch/space_junk_list.html
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Space debris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Space debris , also known as orbital debris , space junk and space waste , are objects in orbit around Earth created by humans that no longer serve any useful purpose. They consist of everythin...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris
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Like the Earth's environment, the space environment is getting more and more cluttered. There are currently MILLIONS of man-made orbital ruins that make up "space junk". Unfortunately, the past 45 years of space exploration have generated a lot of junk!
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/games/junk_intro.html
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/games/junk_intro.html
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Information about space debris that floats around the Earth. ... 'Space junk' or 'space debris' is any artificial rubbish orbiting the Earth ... There may be over a million pieces of space junk currently orbiting the Earth. However, all but 9,000 of these are smaller than a tennis ball...
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www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/earth/spacejunk...
www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/earth/spacejunk.shtml
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Space around Earth is filling up with human-made debris, adding risk to human and robotic space missions. Experts say it's time to collect large pieces of old junk. ... Scientists say the orbital debris, better known as space junk, poses an increasing threat to space activities, including robotic missions and human...
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0119_060119_sp...
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0119_060119_space_junk.html
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On McKnight's desk is a photograph showing the thousands of other pieces of debris generated by the test, which McKnight, a vice-president of a company called Titan Research and Technology, and other researchers carried out to simulate the collision of a satellite with a piece of orbiting space junk.
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www.theatlantic.com/issues/98jul/junk.htm
www.theatlantic.com/issues/98jul/junk.htm
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Many of these are debris from payloads and rocket bodies, called "space junk." On any clear evening, you have an excellent chance of seeing a satellite about 1 to 1 1/2 hour after sunset. Most will be observed in north-south or south-north orbit.
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octopus.gma.org/surfing/satellites/spacejunk.html
octopus.gma.org/surfing/satellites/spacejunk.html
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Comet dust and meteoroids -- learn more about nature's tiniest space junk from JPL's STARDUST web site. ... US Space Command -- Their primary mission is to watch for missiles, but they also monitor space junk in Earth orbit.
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science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast21feb_1.htm
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