When Mick Miners first saw a piece of space junk on his property in southeast New South Wales, he thought it was a dead tree. 7NEWS
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With the amount of orbiting space junk increasing, the report found there is a 10 per cent chance that one or more people could be killed from falling space junk over a decade if current practices are maintained. ASA said it is committed to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, including debris mitigation.Tucker agreed the space community should step up and address the issue.Credit:“As we send more and more things into space, this is more and more likely to happen which creates problems in risks,” he said.“ probably need to do better so that we have a better understanding and control of our space junk.
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