The story of space debris highlighting how the unintended consequences of intense spaceflight activity during the past 60 years has resulted in a growing population of debris objects that pose hazards to safe space navigation.

Credits: Writer/Narrator/Editor: Brian McManus Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net/) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster https://twitter.com/forgottentowel References: [1] https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019… [2] https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcont… [3] https://www.nap.edu/read/5532/chapter… [4] https://www.nap.edu/read/5532/chapter… [5] http://adsbit.harvard.edu//full/1997E… [6] https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Op… [7] https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/hand… [8] http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Imag… [?] http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Imag… [10] http://iss.jaxa.jp/iss/kibo/develop_s… [11] https://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/han… [12] https://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/me… [13] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st… [14]https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/… [15] https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GL… [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J002E3 [17] https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca… Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Songs: Nightfall 2 – Rannar Sillard Reflection 4 – Niclas Gustavsson Clearer Views – From Now On Pulsating City 4 – Niclas Gustavsson Nightfall 3 – Rannar Sillard Observations – From Now On Bring the Lights – Imprismed