It’s time to start worrying about space junk around the moon, too
Apollo 16 booster impact. Credit: NASA It’s getting crowded up there. An increase in military, commercial and scientific launches, coupled with a lower cost for rideshare cubesat launches, means lots more space junk to deal with in coming years. And we’re not just talking about low Earth orbit; the moon and cis-lunar (near lunar space)
Leigha Grumbles
October 9, 2023