[Libloather]

"Space is a finite resource — just like the atmosphere, and the water, and the Earth," says William Schonberg, an aerospace engineer who designs spacecraft to minimize damage from orbital debris. "We need to be careful about how we use it."

Space is a WHAT? (May I please take this opportunity to make a wild-a$$ guess that Algore agrees?)

[struggle]

I loved the anime Planetes, which is about a bunch of orbital trash collectors.

[faithhopecharity]

there are a similar number of Pieces of Trash (a nice way of phrasing it) in political office....

[cripplecreek]

I don’t think we’re in any danger of using space up but do get that space junk is a problem.

[telstar12.5]

...what an asshat comment...while we may foul our own nest right now, it will be cleaned up rather nicely when the sun goes Red Giant in about 6 billion years or so....

[Osage Orange]

There are 535 or so Congress Critters...100 Sin a tors..a VP and a King....

I'd think the garbage on earth here...and now...is more worrisome.

FWIW-

[ClearCase_guy]

Note that the Air Force Space Surveillance System (big radar) was shut down in 2013 by Obama as part of sequestration. But don’t worry, the next generation big radar (Space Fence) will come on line sometime around 2020. So, that’s only 7 years of being somewhat blind to space debris. No worries.

[SandRat]

Wasn’t there an OLD TV SRIES about a guy who built his own rocket & capsule, to collect the junk and bring it back to earth to sell.

[June2]

Space is a vacuum....so we need a vacuum cleaner...LOL. I love space humor.

[Graybeard58]

Space is a finite resource

Give the man a little credit, he's found the absolute ends of the universe.

[FrankR]

We need a space version of the “Roomba” that just wanders around scooping up the junk

[Zeppo]

There are 300,000 pieces of garbage orbiting earth, and it's a big problem

Talk about problems...

Heck, there's probably at least that many pieces of garbage orbiting Michael Moore at any given moment.

[Candor7]

The Chinese will design a huge nuclear powered electro-magnet
and net to scoop up the debris, the USA will not do it , Obama won’t even take out his own garbage...such as Al Sharpton

[DemforBush]

Sounds like a job for Adam Quark and his zany crew!

/obscure reference.

[IronJack]

Yeah, it's such a huge problem that it's never caused a problem ...

Will the antique media never tire of this alarmist bilge?

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[Liberty Valance]

[VerySadAmerican]

I’ve always wondered why those “walking in space” don’t get hit by these things. Or are they all going the same direction?