Scientists meet in Canberra to prevent ‘catastrophic’ space junk collision wiping out vital satellit

A potentially disastrous collision in space that could render the edge of Earth’s upper atmosphere unusable has been foreshadowed by global scientists. It’s a matter of when, not if, such a calamitous event will take place, they say. Space has become so crowded with old defunct satellites, spent rocket parts and other man made waste that a disastrous collision that damages valuable infrastructure is fast becoming inevitable. More

(Source: NEWS.com.au - Jun 1)