Photo illustration by Thomas Gaulkin for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ January 2022 issue (used with permission)
Scientists have called for a legally binding treaty to ensure Earth’s orbit isn’t irreparably harmed by the future expansion of the global space industry.
The experts also believe that unless action is taken immediately, large parts of our planet’s immediate surroundings risk the same fate as the High Seas where insubstantial governance has led to overfishing, habitat destruction, deep-sea mining exploration, and plastic pollution.
Go to: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scientists-call-for-global-push-to-eliminate-space-debris
Also, go to “Protect Earth’s orbit: Avoid high seas mistakes” in Science at:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg8989
