On the subject of orbiting debris, which is quite an awesome subject, pictures have been released giving an artists impression of the 12,000 approx. pieces of bits and bobs that are floating around. It is unknown just how realistic the rendering is but one thing is known – it looks really cool. The picture was created by the European Space Agency, so chances are it is not just an attempt to boost their profile following the events described in the story below, but more like a public service announcement, should anyone have the desire to blast off into space.
Space debris comprise the ever-increasing amount of inactive space hardware in orbit around the Earth as well as fragments of spacecraft that have broken up, exploded or otherwise become abandoned. About 50 percent of all trackable objects are due to in-orbit explosion events (about 200) or collision events (less than 10).
One question remains: why the hell aren’t they videoing these awesome events?
LINK (ESA)
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It is awesome isn’t it? there is a realtime version of this thing at the science museum and it’s amazing!man I love the science museum!