I am really An incredible amount of junk Launched into space Regularly It will be one of the world’s biggest problems in our lifetimes. The United Nations estimates that The amount of material sent into space by humans Objects from 2019 to date (8,815 items) Objects released into space From 1957, when human space exploration began, to 2018, there have been 8,448 space probes. The amount of space junk being launched into orbit is growing exponentially In the past five years No signs of decline.
These objects include satellites, probes, landers, flying elements of manned spacecraft, space stations, etc. Anything launched into space with no intended return is considered an object.If you ask me, it would be more appropriate to call it junk.
This graph is Our World in DataWhen this report, compiled from data from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, arrived on my desk, I was truly astonished to see that the amount of space junk we are putting into space is increasing year over year. This is never a good thing. From the information presented here, we can see that while many countries have shown increased activity in recent years, most of the recent increase is due to the United States. There must be something more to this. Why is the United States launching significantly more junk into space than in previous years?
Which brings us back to Elon Musk: Yes, almost all of this giant leap in space was made possible by a world famous satellite. Sexual harassment company SpaceX. The richest man in the world launching thousands of satellites into space? Sounds like a James Bond story that’s too fake to be true?
By one estimate, SpaceX launches about 90% of the U.S.’s space production, and the U.S. is responsible for more than 80% of the world’s space production. Of course. Why not? In 2023 alone, SpaceX will attempt 98 of the world’s 223 orbital launches, leaving a ton of stuff behind in the process. The company currently has 5,420 Starlink satellites in orbit and plans to increase that number to more than 12,000 in the coming years.
