Threatening our future in space – AlKhaleej Today

The number of debris objects, their total mass, and the total area they occupy have steadily increased since the beginning of the space age. This is further driven by a large number of orbital spacecraft and rocket stage separations. The total area that space debris takes up is important as it is directly related to the number of collisions we expect in the future. From todays perspective, it is predicted that collisions between debris and functioning satellites will overtake explosions as the d…

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