'Overload' cosmic garbage

US scientists are alarming that there is a huge amount of cosmic garbage in Earth orbit, including 22,000 fragments, small debris clouds, boosters and old satellites . that can be observed. from Earth.

Cosmic garbage poses a danger to active satellites and spacecraft

According to the US National Research Council, the amount of rubbish on the "maximum level" trajectory is constantly colliding, creating more fragments, increasing the danger rate for about 1,000 commercial and military satellites and civilian activity in Earth orbit. These satellites are part of a global industry that generated $ 168 billion in revenue last year. The international space station sometimes has to avoid debris flying around the Earth at speeds of up to 28,164 km / h.

The US National Research Council called for the issuance of international regulations on the collection and restriction of space waste. The modern defense project research agency proposes to build a series of high-tech equipment including tuberculosis, magnetic nets and giant parachute-like devices to clean up garbage. These devices will push the garbage away from the Earth, where they can be destroyed or into a higher and safer orbit for Earth.