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A Solution to Space Junk: Satellites Made of Mushrooms?
20/05/2021 04:42 PM | Click to read full article
According to the latest numbers from the ESA’s Space Debris Office (SDO), there are roughly 6,900 artificial satellite in orbit. The situation is going to become exponentially crowded in the coming years, thanks to the many telecommunications, internet, and small satellites that are expected to be launched.
This creates all kinds of worries for collision risks and space debris, not to mention environmental concerns.
