Where does all that go?

[vividasday]

Recently. I was asked, "where does all that go?" Regarding, junk...space junk.&nbsp; <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[coeptus]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Recently. I was asked, "where does all that go?" Regarding, junk...space junk.&nbsp; <br /> Posted by vividasday</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Items, like ice chunks from the shuttle toilet gizmo sublimate into the endless void.</p><p>Some plastics outgas volatiles, and breakdown in the solar UV.&nbsp; When resulting particles get small enough, radiation pressure will cause the particles to spiral in or away from the earth.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gravitational effects can perturb orbits over time and cause bigger 'chunks' to also spiral inward or outward.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>During years of solar maximum, the earth's atmosphere&nbsp; puffs up somewhat and hastens the orbital decay of the lower space junk from drag effects.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>'Junk' can also collide with other 'junk'.&nbsp; This can disrupt those pieces and enhance the other 'cleansing' effects.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We can also go up in space and retrieve items.&nbsp; Biggest item I can think of was the LDEF. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff00ff">If not for bad Pluck, I'd have no Pluck at all . . .</font></p><p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff">This is your vogon, posting under coeptus, and trying IE and Firefox  to see if either is faster with fewer misloads.  Erf !!</font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[UFmbutler]

Usually when this subject comes up, people like to show this image http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/images/060119_space_junk_big.jpg The dots are all pieces of space junk that we have left there(obviously not to scale).&nbsp; But we do have a ton of it up there...eventually it'll all burn up in the atmosphere though. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vividasday]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Usually when this subject comes up, people like to show this image http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/images/060119_space_junk_big.jpg The dots are all pieces of space junk that we have left there(obviously not to scale).&nbsp; But we do have a ton of it up there...eventually it'll all burn up in the atmosphere though. <br />Posted by UFmbutler</DIV><br /><br />EEEK!&nbsp; That is a WHOLE LOTTA JUNK!!!&nbsp; Great link, thank you. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vividasday]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;&nbsp;Items, like ice chunks from the shuttle toilet gizmo sublimate into the endless void.Some plastics outgas volatiles, and breakdown in the solar UV.&nbsp; When resulting particles get small enough, radiation pressure will cause the particles to spiral in or away from the earth.&nbsp;Gravitational effects can perturb orbits over time and cause bigger 'chunks' to also spiral inward or outward.&nbsp;During years of solar maximum, the earth's atmosphere&nbsp; puffs up somewhat and hastens the orbital decay of the lower space junk from drag effects.&nbsp;'Junk' can also collide with other 'junk'.&nbsp; This can disrupt those pieces and enhance the other 'cleansing' effects.&nbsp;We can also go up in space and retrieve items.&nbsp; Biggest item I can think of was the LDEF. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Posted by coeptus</DIV><br /><br />Exactly what is LDEF??? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[derekmcd]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Exactly what is LDEF??? <br /> Posted by vividasday</DIV></p><p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Duration_Exposure_Facility</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[vividasday]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Duration_Exposure_Facility <br />Posted by derekmcd</DIV><br /><br />LDEF...As far as LDEF goes - WOW</p><p>Thanks 4 the input.&nbsp; The link above was certainly not expected...GO LDEF!!!</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vividasday]

Horizon...Above and Beyond? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>