Satellite Collision May Have Endangered All Future Space Launches [Space]

You know at some point we need to take a clue from the movement that brought attention to how we used to just toss refuse out the window of the car. We are going to have to bite the bullet and clean it up. Maybe we can send prison work crews up there with sticks with nails in them and garbage bags. But seriously, how hard do you have to think before where this leads becomes apparent. It isn't going to get better by itself. There should be a recovery plan required for every piece of junk sent into orbit.

It's true, this issue won't fix itself, but how does one clean up objects whizzing around the Earth at 17,500 mph?

Indeed a daunting task, however, we did accomplish the daunting task of getting tons of stuff into orbit doing 17,500 mph.

And every grade school kid knows that a point comes when an out of control chain reaction can take place. So in the name of science technology and security we keep adding until we find the tipping point.

Here is the larger gym chain reaction.

Brad