The Truth About Space Debris

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[–]beermeem 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Oh, yeah. It's been bad and getting worse for years. I wouldn't wanna be an astronaut who had to go outside.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah they mentioned the percentage of being hit per year went from like 35% to 50% in just the last few years because there's so much junk floating around now. Even a 0.2mm paint speck is enough to cause a chip in a window.

But they also showed that almost all the debris from a launch comes back down to earth within 24 months, so that's good at least.