Space junk. Conceptual artwork showing scattered debris ("space junk") in orbit around the Earth. Tens of thousands of man-made objects of different sizes and shapes are in orbit around the Earth. Only a small fraction are satellites currently in operation; the remainder include used rocket bodies,dead payloads,operational debris (such as optics covers and payload attachment hardware) and the consequence of years of payload,rocket and satellite fragmentation. This space junk is a hazard for future space missions due to the increasing probability of it impacting on newly launched satellites or spacecrafts | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Butler, Chris |
Taille de l’image : | 2988 px × 1188 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |