Space Junk.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

No one cares about rubbish in space.

But try the same thing down here on earth then the boffins will take action.

Cheers Kev.

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Mega tides, huge storms, vast flooding, all sort of volcanic activity....lovely

I prefer to see the glass as half-full.

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

I prefer to see the glass as half-full.

Rose coloured glass, by any chance

[glenc (Glen)]

"Space is quickly becoming a floating scrap heap, with more than 14,000 pieces of space junk larger than 10cm currently being tracked orbiting the Earth." http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/tech...ml?from=smh_ft

[Liz]

Interesting article, thanks Glen ..... an archeological graveyard of 14,000 objects!!

[Suzy]

Glen, that was a really interesting and informative read. Many thanks.
So it appears there is no plan at this stage.
And, wow, the space station requires a few km's of clearance to avoid collision with these objects,... interesting.

I just came across this read in Wiki which I found really interesting also. Coolant, needles, paint flakes etc, all sorts of things to dodge up there. Further goes on to say ... (Quote from Wiki from the link given) "The present means for spacecraft shielding, such as those used for the manned modules of the International Space Station, are only capable of protecting against debris with diameters below about 1 centimetre (0.39 in). The only remaining means of protection would be to maneuver the spacecraft in order to avoid a collision."
Here's the Wiki link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris