Should we be concerned about space junk?

The first prototype internet satellites from Amazon are now in space. Amazon is now in direct competition with SpaceX's Starlink system. With two major companies now launching multiple communication satellites in orbit, there is a growing concern about space junk.

Should we be concerned about space junk?
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The first prototype internet satellites from Amazon are now in space. They lifted off from the Space Coast just after 2 p.m. Friday afternoon. mazon eventually hopes to have over 3200 satellites in low earth orbit in the years to come. With two major companies now launching satellites in orbit, there is a growing concern about space junk.

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Final countdown begins for NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample landing in Utah

After a seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu and back to Earth, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is weeks away from dropping off its precious cargo, sending its capsule with bits of asteroid flying through Earth's atmosphere to land in the remote desert of Utah.

NASA's asteroid sample returning to Earth
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After a seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu and back to Earth, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is weeks away from dropping off its precious cargo, sending its capsule with bits of asteroid flying through Earth's atmosphere to land in the remote desert of Utah.

NASA's asteroid sample returning to Earth
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After a seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu and back to Earth, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is weeks away from dropping off its precious cargo, sending its capsule with bits of asteroid flying through Earth's atmosphere to land in the remote desert of Utah.