Daily News: Reuters Science News Headlines - Space junk needs to be removed from Earth's orbit: ESA

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Space junk needs to be removed from Earth's orbit: ESA  Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 08:04 AM PDT By Maria Sheahan FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Space junk such as debris from rockets must be removed from the Earth's orbit to avoid crashes that could cost satellite operators millions of euros and knock out mobile and GPS networks, the European Space Agency said. At the current density of debris, there will be an in-orbit collision about every five years, however research presented at a conference hosted by ESA in Germany showed that an increase in such junk made more collisions likely in the future. ... Full Story

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