Space Debris

space travel is one of the most important achievements we have ever done and it’s something that our ancestors dreamed about immensely written by Rifal Aljuhani

Unfortunately humanity sometimes have an endless ability to shoot itself in the foot how so? 

Let me explain how we send anything to space: first, the object needs to accelerate to a high speed to leave the Earth's atmosphere. Then, it moves sideways to start orbiting the Earth. This initial step results in what's called a low Earth orbit. It's difficult to exit this orbit without sufficient energy. Rockets are designed to conserve energy by shedding spent fuel tanks to reduce weight. 

Some of these discarded parts burn up in the atmosphere, but many remain in orbit, creating a debris field. This space debris consists of various sizes, from large defunct satellites to tiny fragments that are untraceable. 

These debris travel at speeds of up to 30,000 km/h in multiple orbits around Earth. Collisions with these debris can be catastrophic, making it a matter of time before we lose our global infrastructure, including communication networks, GPS, weather monitoring, asteroid detection, and scientific research. Approximately three to four satellites are destroyed each year due to these collisions, highlighting the urgent need to address this issue

In the worst case scenario a debris field of millions of pieces so small and hard to track moving at 30,00 km/h it would create a deadly barrier around earth so dangerous that no one can go out or in , our dream of making mars habitable will set back centuries it going to be impossible for us more than what it was for our ancestors , but don’t be so desperate it’s not too late scientists and space agency are trying their best to clean up the mess , lots of ideas are being thrown around and this is a really promised field so who know maybe you can be the one who discover the solution?.