Space is full of junk, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it fears the debris could be deadly.
According to a new report, the FAA says that by 2035, one person could be killed every two years by a satellite falling from space.
Launches are happening more often on Florida’s Space Coast, and experts say increased tracking is important before someone gets hurt, according to a report from FOX 35 Orlando.
“There are millions if not billions or trillions of undetected objects,” said Dr. Madhur Tiwari, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Florida Tech.
Thanks to a new grant, Tiwari and his team are looking for solutions to space chaos using artificial intelligence.
“3D modeling of this debris field, using machine learning and fair vision, and it’s going to happen on a spacecraft without a human in the loop,” he added.
The FAA said it is also concerned about increased clutter because, the agency said, “the dramatic increase in non-geostationary satellites, particularly those in low earth orbit (LEO), poses a higher risk to people on Earth and aviation from re-entry of debris.”
The agency said the increase in non-geostationary satellites poses a higher risk to humans on Earth and aviation from re-entering debris. Australian Space Agency
By 2035, the FAA thinks about 28,000 pieces of satellite could survive re-entry, and that means one person on Earth could be injured or killed every two years.
“The problem with space is not just the amount, but the problem is how fast they move,” Tiwari said.
Another problem is that satellites are left in space.
“We’ve got congestion problems there because they’ve had long de-orbits,” said Mark Marquette, community liaison with the American Space Museum in Titusville, Florida.
Marquette is also a local astronomer.
He sees an increase in orbiting satellites from his telescope and says more needs to be done to monitor what’s out there.
Experts say increased tracking is important before someone gets hurt, according to a report from FOX 35 Orlando. Courtesy of Rachel Griffiths
“We have hundreds of third stages orbiting Earth full of unspent fuel,” Marquette said. “This can be dangerous when they come down.”
FOX 35 News reached out to SpaceX for comment on this new report and did not hear back.
The company has talked about trying to launch 100 missions this year, and most of them are dedicated to Starlink satellites.
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