[tvdog12345]

Eventually, Earth orbits will be so cluttered with junk that it will be impossible to get past it safely, and the space age will be over for a few thousand years, until enough junk falls to Earth to clear the way again.

[buccaneer81]

and the space age will be over for a few thousand years, until enough junk falls to Earth to clear the way again.

Please. I think the mind of man will be able to work a path through it.

[Almondjoy]

Or they are able to absorb the impacts which I would presume we would be capable of actually doing before a few thousand years.

[gandalftb]

There have been 25 orbital satellites launched since December 1, 2008.

[Mojave]

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