Posted on Nov 17, 2021

Space debris forces astronauts on space station to take shelter in return ships

Lt Col Charlie Brown

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Trash in space causes problems...no matter where we are, we have to remember to clean up after ourselves.

Space debris forces astronauts on space station to take shelter in return ships

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Posted 3 y ago

You are correct and a tiny 1/4 " nut flying at 25,000 mph can cause major damage to a space craft, satellite or the space station.

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PFC David Foster

Posted 3 y ago

I found out yesterday America has as many satellites as then next top 10 countries put together, so it's right in line with the military.... and there are 22,000 pieces of space junk we have to look out for... NASA has their hands full.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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My youngest used to be part of that tracking team at Vandenberg AFB

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PFC David Foster

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Lt Col Charlie Brown - Big job.

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Space debris forces astronauts on space station to take shelter in return ships

Space debris forces astronauts on space station to take shelter in return ships

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