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Thursday, September 01, 2011
Orbital Debris Is Simply The Cost Of Doing Business In Space
NASA said, in the wake of a recent USA Today report revealing thousands of bits of metal scraps, loose screws, paint chips, big rocket pieces and more are circling the planet at orbital speeds. However, as the problem gets worse, the agency is calling for space-faring nations to confront space junk. The National Research Council has released a report on protecting spacecraft from debris, old rocket bodies and meteoroids. The goal is to protect assets belonging to nations and private firms.
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By now,everyone knows that around 40 years ago NASA abruptly discontinued the physical exploration of the moon.By doing so,and limiting space exploration to manned orbital missions,the ultimate consequence was earthbound space junk.By relinquishing moon and deep space manned exploration,NASA knowingly and willingly subjected our planet to the ultimate bombardment of space travel related refuse.Had NASA escaped the surly bonds of earth and it's gravity,such debris would have gravitated into deep space only.
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