Space age wasteland.

• Autores: John Matson
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 306, Nº. 4, 2012, págs. 88-88
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article reports on the persistence of space debris orbiting the Earth, including spent rockets, fragments from artificial satellite collisions, and nonfunctioning spacecraft, noting that the amount of debris in space is projected to remain for centuries unless cleanup strategies are devised.