Chapter
Space Junk and Cleaning It Up
07:23 - 13:31 (06:07)
Canisters of gunpowder and other space debris are floating around in space, breaking apart and posing a risk to space machinery. Various space agencies and corporations are planning to launch more satellites, exacerbating the problem of space junk.
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NASA has a list of space junk - abandoned or unused spacecraft parts.
07:23 - 08:41 (01:17)
Summary
NASA has a list of space junk - abandoned or unused spacecraft parts. Some of it are massive leftovers of upper-stage rockets, which can be dangerous as they may break apart and fall towards the Earth to cause damage, while most of them burn up on re-entry.
ChapterSpace Junk and Cleaning It Up
EpisodeSpace Junk, Ahoy!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Canisters of gunpowder and even tiny flecks of paint can cause significant damage in space and to traveling spacecrafts, leading to potential explosions, crashes, and costly repairs.
08:41 - 10:54 (02:13)
Summary
Canisters of gunpowder and even tiny flecks of paint can cause significant damage in space and to traveling spacecrafts, leading to potential explosions, crashes, and costly repairs.
ChapterSpace Junk and Cleaning It Up
EpisodeSpace Junk, Ahoy!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
This podcast episode explores how space agencies, as well as companies like Amazon and Tesla, have plans to launch many more things into space, leading to an increase in space debris.
10:54 - 13:31 (02:36)
Summary
This podcast episode explores how space agencies, as well as companies like Amazon and Tesla, have plans to launch many more things into space, leading to an increase in space debris. Since 1957, NORAD has been cataloging and numbering space objects to help track them.