About 46,000 objects are now tracked around Earth, and roughly 30,000 are not functioning satellites — one collision can turn two of them into thousands, making orbital debris a risk that manufactures more of itself

About 46,000 objects are tracked around Earth. One collision can create thousands more, turning orbital debris from accumulated waste into a self-reinforcing risk. The post About 46,000 objects are now tracked around Earth, and roughly 30,000 are not functioning satellites — one collision can turn two of them into thousands, making orbital debris a risk that manufactures more of itself appeared first on Space Daily .