Why Is There So Much Junk in Space?

Nancy Driver
2 min readFeb 2, 2023
Photo by NASA on Unsplash

The pollution of our planet Earth is a widely discussed issue, but have you ever considered the amount of waste and debris floating in space? Since the first satellite launch in 1957, we’ve been sending objects beyond our atmosphere, and most never return. The result is an increasing amount of space junk that could cause significant damage.

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Nancy Driver

I work in cybersecurity and write about things I enjoy - Science, technology, gaming, reading, culture.