Current space junk out there ., page 1
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Topic started on 13-11-2011 @ 03:32 PM by watchdog8110
Since the Chinese are now in space and the recent video of them being hit by some space junk . One would have expected them to have an up to date tracking system in place prior to any travels into low earth orbit .

Whether they do or not and someone dropped the ball on tracking possible incoming objects says something about their space program when it comes to space junk . Since the USA has their program and they were perhaps tracking the junk that hit the Chinese , not surprised that any avoidance call wasn't made or even the trajectory given to them considering the relations between the two countries .

In the clip link , at the 39 second mark we can clearly see an object hit the Chinese coming from the right to left of the screen .

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They are on their own when it comes to the junk up there and any hits from the junk will surely throw that junk into a new trajectory , so everyone that has something up there should be on their toes as a possible risk factor to their satellites . Earlier this year the ISS had a object come close if not hit the ISS when Atlantis was doing there fly around . That object when it appeared to hit the ISS made like a clunking sound in the Nasa feed that was looking back at the ISS from Atlantis . If the open mic was from the ISS or Atlantis is unknown , but a sound of something hitting was heard .

From a global stand point all countries may need to have a talk with the people tracking them in their appropriate means of diplomacy to protect their satellites from new trajectories when the junk is pushed out of their normal travel . If the junk has slowed down or has sped up is also a concern and should be addressed . International incidents have been known to happen in the past and with current tensions . Ahem people .

Not going to ask from this thread whether they would make a call to warm them , I believe some of the opinions around the globe have made it clear as to that answer . Should the Chinese also be making a call for that same perspective to warm of a new trajectory that they have tracked from the junk that hit them ?

Their satellites are not cheap and getting compensation , well , good luck with that .

Perhaps this can be a motivational thought for them to get further out there and away from the MESSY kids room that is out there now . From rogue asteroids / meteors / and our junk , easier to deal with the non human junk when the finger pointing starts . Then there is the public space flights of the future that has to deal with this also . To many drivers on the road that want to venture out further when the tech allows it to happen .

If by doing the global Face Palm is warranted , then it would be a two hand Face Palm . Have they not remembered their Risk Management classes weighing the pros and cons . What are they thinking as acceptable losses ?

Just a thought of what space exploration is facing , from a grounded perspective .


reply posted on 13-11-2011 @ 03:57 PM by ThePublicEnemyNo1
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I'm laughing because whoever that was talking in the background sounds drunk as hell

Space junk is trouble, too bad the Chinese didn't think about that
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reply posted on 13-11-2011 @ 04:11 PM by Hessiana
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Like Thepublicenemyno1 said, Spacejunk IS trouble! Recently one of Nasa's old satellites fell back to earth. If all space-junk fell back too earth we would be in A LOT of trouble. We had just better hope none of it falls too earth.

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