that s a lot. what are the risks that congestion poses? well, it s real. and it s not only real, it s a problem, because spacejunk is getting in the way. we have to move the space station and we can only track objects that are that big or bigger. there s a lot of stuff that s smaller. even a paint chip coming in the wrong direction at orbital speed, which is 17,500 miles an hour a paint chip hitting an astronaut doing an astronaut walk, a spacewalk, that could be fatal. so.this is a major problem for the future. well, the first way to fix it is everybody that launches has to be responsible for
station and we can only track objects that are big or bigger. objects that are that big or bigger. there s a lot of stuff that s smaller. even a paint chip coming in the wrong direction at orbital speed, which is 17,500 miles an hour a paint chip hitting an astronaut doing an astronaut walk, a spacewalk, that could be fatal. so.this is a major problem for the future. well, the first way to fix it is everybody that launches has to be responsible for not putting any space junk up. if we can stop that proliferation, then other than mother nature bringing it down by the gravitational pull, that will eventually take it into the earth s atmosphere and it ll burn up.