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We often envision space as a dark, empty void. But in recent decades, Earth’s orbital zone has become crowded and dangerous. The biggest challenge is space junk—the debris that results when satellites break up or get shot down, many of them privately owned. Another is space junk, or the growing mass of debris left behind when satellites break up or are shot down. Some experts say that, without new rules of the road, space junk—and the militarization of space—could lead to catastrophe. If we aren’t careful, space junk, and space conflict, could cause a lot of problems down here on Earth.

This episode was originally released by Why It Matters on December 4, 2019.

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Charles F. Bolden
Former Administrator of NASA

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James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program

Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson
Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Space Command

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