Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up
The HinduThere’s a lot of trash on the Moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste – and with countries around the globe traveling to the Moon, there’s going to be a lot more, both on the lunar surface and in Earth’s orbit. Data | Small debris orbiting Earth pose threats to space assets Space is getting crowded People think of space as vast and empty, but the near-Earth environment is starting to get crowded. “It’s going to be like an interstate highway, at rush hour in a snowstorm, with everyone driving much too fast,” space launch expert Johnathan McDowell told Space.com. Experts call this the “Kessler syndrome.” Nobody is in charge up there The United Nations Outer Space Treaty of 1967 says that no country can “own” the Moon or any part of it, and that celestial bodies should only be used for peaceful purposes.
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