POLLUTION OF SPACE

18,000 bits of Space junk in Earth orbit

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Recently an IRIDIUM communications satellite collided with a long defunct Soviet Satellite, COSMOS 2252.

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REF:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/photogalleries/satellite-collision-pictures/

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The debris created, added to the above depiction of the 18,000 bits of Space Junk now orbiting our planet, from low orbit out to geostationary altitude.

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This gives new meaning to the term "hazard to navigation"

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Apparently we are not satisfied with polluting the Earth; we are now attempting to pollute near space.

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Dave Israel

Smell

I am smelling something very similar to the exhaust of a car in my condo. There is an a/c & heater unit under the windows in my livingroom which runs a lot this time of year . Could this be the cause of the smell? Mike