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  2. Space debris - Wikipedia

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    Space debris includes a glove lost by astronaut Ed White on the first American space-walk (EVA), a camera lost by Michael Collins near Gemini 10, a thermal blanket lost during STS-88, garbage bags jettisoned by Soviet cosmonauts during Mir's 15-year life, [77] a wrench, and a toothbrush. [78] Sunita Williams of STS-116 lost a camera during an EVA.

  3. Collision avoidance (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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    The exact method used to make orbital adjustments differs based on what controls are available on the spacecraft. Collision avoidance maneuvers are sometimes also called Debris Avoidance Maneuvers (DAMs) when the offending object is an article of space debris.

  4. Space junk is causing problems — and experts think it’s just ...

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    As space debris increases, scientists are worried about collisions that could eventually clog up Earth’s orbit, posing a threat to astronauts, space missions and other satellites, according to NASA.

  5. Kessler syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The fragments can then hit other objects, producing even more space debris: if a large enough collision or explosion were to occur, such as between a space station and a defunct satellite, or as the result of hostile actions in space, then the resulting debris cascade could make prospects for long-term viability of satellites in particular low ...

  6. Kessler syndrome: How crowded satellite orbits could lead to ...

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    While it remains in space, it creates new problems and poses risks to space missions and astronauts. The more collisions there are, the more debris is created, and then that junk can cause even ...

  7. Japan, India startups to study laser-equipped satellite to ...

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    Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental approach to the increasingly ...

  8. Space traffic management - Wikipedia

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    Bringing objects into outer space and provide a specific service for earth observation, communication or any other scientific, commercial or military application is not only about technical and domain specific problem solving. Space Diplomacy is involved if specific international negotiations are involved to represent national interests in an ...

  9. What is the Kessler Syndrome? How space junk has become an ...

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    Up until December 2022, the International Space Station had moved out of the way of space junk 32 times since 1999, according to a 2022 quarterly report from NASA. By October 2023, that figure had ...