Scientists Sound the Alarm Over a Growing Trash Problem In Space.

  • Published In: Time International - South Pacific Edition, 2023, v. 201, n. 11/12. P. 9 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kluger, Jeffrey 3 of 3

Abstract

DANGEROUS DEBRIS The junk belt includes 9,000 active satellites. Sixty-six years ago, there was a single human-built object in earth orbit: Sputnik, the world's first satellite. That's the jaw-dropping number cited by international researchers in an open letter published March 9 in Science, calling for a global treaty to curb the ever-growing debris belt in low-earth orbit. [Extracted from the article]

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  • Source:Time International - South Pacific Edition. 2023/03, Vol. 201, Issue 11/12, p9
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Engineering
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0818-0628
  • Accession Number:162464409
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