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What constitutes space debris and why they need our attention – The Hindu
We are polluting not just the planet, but also the space around it. Space, especially the Low Earth Orbit, is filled with space debris, which includes thousands…
Human journey into space began in 1957, when the Soviet Union (todays Russia) launched Sputnik, the first ever artificial satellite. Since then, thousands of rockets have been launched, which have put into space numerous satellites, spacecraft, and space stations. Not all of them are functional today, nor has everything been brought back to Earth. Several of them, their parts, and random objects such as nuts and bolts are still up there as space junk. Worse, they are tumbling through space at a…
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