Judi Dench

[the village idiot]

There is also the rather depressing but probably predictable fact that we have left so much space junk in orbit around our planet that before too much longer it will be too dangerous to try and fly any kind of rocket through it!

 

We may find other life out there in time, but I bet we don't find any civilisations that are nearly as stupid as ours.

[the village idiot]

 

[Stubby]

5 hours ago, the village idiot said:

 

Its a dumping ground ! Do any of them collide ?

[the village idiot]

27 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Its a dumping ground ! Do any of them collide ?

Yes, I think so. NASA tracks every single piece of junk. You can watch them in real time on the NASA website.

 

They have to be very careful with the timings of rocket launches to avoid hitting items.

 

The space junk is travelling very fast indeed. If even a tiny screw hit a shuttle it could be catastrophic.