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Space junk
« on: July 24, 2010, 07:58:02 AM »
This is interesting http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-07/debris-destroyed-chinese-satellite-nears-iss
Some day (better sooner than later) we´ll have to find a way to deal with thousands of objects flying out there.
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Re: Space junk
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2010, 11:51:36 AM »
This is interesting http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-07/debris-destroyed-chinese-satellite-nears-iss
Some day (better sooner than later) we´ll have to find a way to deal with thousands of objects flying out there.

Yep. First come the discoverers, then the traders, then the military, and whoff - here goes our Space!

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Re: Space junk
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2010, 11:12:59 AM »
This is interesting http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-07/debris-destroyed-chinese-satellite-nears-iss
Some day (better sooner than later) we´ll have to find a way to deal with thousands of objects flying out there.

Yep. First come the discoverers, then the traders, then the military, and whoff - here goes our Space!

Aren't we a nice species?

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Well, I suppose we could go back to being hunter-gatherers, but that almost seems like treason against the Universe.
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