TNPSC Thervupettagam
March 31 , 2019 1865 days 753 0
  • With successful testing of anti-satellite missile in India, the world expressed concern over space junk generated from the satellite that was shot down.
  • Space junk is an ever-growing problem with more than 7,500 tonnes of redundant hardware now thought to be circling the Earth.
  • The rising population of space debris increases the potential danger to all space vehicles, especially The International Space Station (ISS).
  • Kessler Syndrome, proposed by the NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978 warns of the dangers of collusion because of the space junk.

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