How To Recycle Space Debris: Earth’s Front Porch Is a Mess

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By Taylor RatcliffeOct 23, 2018, 5:05 am311 pts
Humanity started exploring the solar system only 60 years ago and have already made a very expensive mess. More than 500,000 pieces of debris larger than a marble litter the bands of space where geosynchronous and low-Earth orbiting satellites cluster around the planet. Earth’s front porch needs a cleanup.…

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