Two communications satellites have collided in the first reported crash of two intact spacecraft in orbit, NASA reported on Wednesday. The collision occurred Tuesday nearly 500 miles over Siberia. The crash produced a pair of massive debris clouds, and the magnitude of the situation won't be known for weeks at least, said NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries. Each satellite weighed well over 1,000 pounds.
With over 18,000 pieces of space junk (satellites) orbiting over this planet and with no control of their orbits, how can we be assured that there will not be additional collisions in the future? With the world's 47 space agencies now averaging launches every 2.7 days that forecast only means that there will be more collisions more often and debri raining down on humans. What will it take to stop these launches? I have the answer in by book. NASA and the remaining space agencies need to at least map out strategic courses for each satellites orbit in order to avoid the collision that just occurred.
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