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2 satellites will narrowly avoid colliding at 32,800 mph over Pittsburgh on Wednesday

A collision would create a debris belt that would endanger spacecraft worldwide.

[space.com]

FearlessFly 9 Jan 29
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Holy shit

bobwjr Level 10 Jan 29, 2020

You might want to check-out my other post about "stuff in space"

@FearlessFly I do and know that it's a problem for years

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Well gees....

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This is exactly one of the reasons we do indeed need a space organization, but under the umbrella of the UN, presumably within UNOOSA (United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs). The only way to ensure that some kind of espionage doesn't take place is for collection and such of errant satellites be carried out by as neutral a body as can be assembled.

And what happens if some country decides to take unilateral action to collect the satellites, abandoned or active, originating from a different country? This is the danger of the establishment by any country of a military branch focused on space. Unfortunately, I can easily imagine Trump ordering the Space Force to go after the satellites of another country. But if we had a spacefaring UN organization capable of observing (at the very least) or interceding (at the most) such unilateral actions, we would be far better off. And far less likely to wind up starting a war in space.

I would suggest the name of such a UN organization is obvious.

They already stole the insignia from Star Trek.... FFS..

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