Space junk littering orbit...

[patchz]

[quote]Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.

That may mean vacuuming up debris with weird space technology

[Flying Trucker]

Great Link Larry...

We need to start cleaning up the mess we make in the seas, oceans, lakes, rivers, forests, mountains, deserts and space before we start thinking about polluting space or anywhere else...

[patchz]

I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun.

[hyperpep111]

Humans Littering and destroying nature? old news


Just looking at the google earth data makes me sick


patchz is a genus

I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun.

And we could also attach politicians to them
But seriously we need to clean up :-/


[center]Ren

[expat]

I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun.

Could be one option, but think of all the precious and rare metals that could be reclaimed. Enough gold up their to chop a zero or two of the earth bound price if it was recovered......

Matt

[patchz]

I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun.

Could be one option, but think of all the precious and rare metals that could be reclaimed. Enough gold up their to chop a zero or two of the earth bound price if it was recovered......

Matt

You have a valid point Matt, I did not think of that. Guess that's why I ain't rich.

[Steve M]

Not to be a downer, but the message was evident long before the space programs. We would only need to look under the surface of the oceans. I'm not really a fire and brimstone ecologist but mankind sometimes seems to be the greatest natural disaster Earth has ever encountered.   

[machineman9]

For those who are interested:

Google Earth Satellite Tracker

Now that's purely the satellites. Which is a fraction of the problem.


Ironically, I bet it gives some benefit against global warming when you have that much crap floating in space!

[hyperpep111]

[quote]Not to be a downer, but the message was evident long before the space programs. We would only need to look under the surface of the oceans. I'm not really a fire and brimstone ecologist but mankind sometimes seems to be the greatest natural disaster Earth has ever encountered.