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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Facts & Figures-36 : "Space Junk"



There are about 6000 satellites in orbit and some 5000 of them are dead, said former NASA Director Ivan Kekey.


There are an estimated 1,50,000 pieces of space debris of the size of basket balls and tiny bulletfast pieces..... – New York Times News Service


Excerpt from The Hindu, Madurai, July 20, 2008.


Article on “Space Debris” from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_junk


Grateful thanks to the New York Times New Services, The Hindu and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


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