Space Junk

I read two stories on National Geographic about space junk. I read both of them because I wanted to know what different people think about space junk. I also wanted to learn different facts.

The first story I read, I though was more interesting. I learned lots of facts. The U.S. Surveillance Network used a radar and found more than 13,000 pieces smaller than four inches. There are also millions of tinier pieces such as flecks of paint and bits of plastic... wow! Space Junk includes whole satellites, parts of satellites, deployed rocket bodies, human waste, and many more random stuff. NASA has found space junk a serious problem and they are trying to get rid of the junk as fast as they can. If you want to look at this article, click on this link:
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/orbital....

The second story I read only has a couple of facts. One that I found was that space junk is interfering with robotic missions and human space flight. The debris are guessed to stay steady through 2055, then they will increase. Scientists say that removing big pieces of old space junk will soon be necessary. If you want to see this article, go to http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0119_060119_space_junk.html.