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[Phys-L] space junk ... tomorrow +- long term

This weekend people are fascinated by space junk falling out
of orbit.

It seems to be we should be more worried about space junk
that is /not/ falling out of orbit any time soon. The
situation is bad and going to get worse.

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Space_Debris/Active_debris_removal

Note: In that article, IADC refers to:
Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee
https://www.iadc-online.org/index.cgi?item=documents