Space Smash | Space Debris Alert

Today, the problem of rubbish in space has become a nightmare for astronauts and space operators. The amount of debris in space has been steadily increasing for the past 60 years as more and more satellites have been placed in orbit and numerous missiles have been tested. In 2009, two working satellites collided sending tons of new space trash into orbit travelling at an incredible speed. This kind of event creates a vicious circle as each time debris collides, more and more waste is produced. All those involved in the conquest of space are now forced to monitor the clouds of waste constantly and to divert their working satellites in case of emergency. But many satellites have been “forgotten” and will inevitably cause collisions. Currently, all efforts to minimize or avoid this debris are inadequate and may have heavy consequences on our satellites and other activities on Earth. It’s high time we cleaned up our space mess!

Direction: Bertrand Loyer

[OscarGarcia-wzbi]

I like how he says we have to be something about the mess instead of the defense? No war machine!

[DrKuryakin]

tip for aliens trying to find proof of human life in the vast of space ... follow the trash

[shandon]

We can't clean up the trash on our own planet now we've reached the point of needing to clean up OUTER SPACE LOL

[worldatmyfingertips]

Simple solution! All they have to do is build a giant maid robot with her vacumm cleaner to suck out all flying debris in orbit and that's all! Just like in Spaceballs! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[trinaka]

It didn't say anything about the nuclear bombs that us sent out to space

[josebizarro]

O ser humano por onde passa deixa o seu rastro de lixo, como o Mr. Smith do filme " Matrix" disse nós somos o cancro do planeta e será completamente destruído por nós por onde passamos depois de percorrido na totalidade e até no espaço em redor ao planeta!! 🤔😒
Excelente documentário, cumprimentos de Portugal!! 👌🇵🇹✌️

[Studebaker]

In July 1979 Skylab fell back to Earth in Western Australia in very large pieces.

[DriftVerse-]

As usual, "Best Documentary" never disappoints. 🤩👌

[SKF]

Man destroys everything. Amazingly, even space. Can you imagine? At night go look out into the immense space. And, it's being destroyed.

[regolith]

This documentary repeatedly shows the Space Shuttle's giant orange external fuel tank (but shrunk down to a comically small size) as an example of space debris when in fact it is one of the few examples of something that was very deliberately NOT put into orbit. Every single Shuttle flight shut off its main engines just short of orbital velocity. Which means the external fuel tank would automatically reenter the atmosphere shortly after launch, and whatever didn't burn up would fall harmlessly into the sea in a known, pre-arranged location. The Space Shuttle would then use its on-orbit maneuvering thrusters to provide the last push to achieve orbital velocity.

[whatsupzabardastviral]

East or West 'Best Documentry's" are best.

[NorfolknStealth]

Very interesting amazing video. A human-made mess..

[kiwidiesel]

I can't wait for a space souvenir to arrive in my back yard, bonus for a Russian reactor😂

[lmaa]

Also funktioniert das Schneeball System tatsächlich, zumindest im All 😂

[jakebrakebill]

seems like man's nature, before solving a problem he's created, he keeps contributing to it

[fabiodeoliveiraribeiro]

"A rational animal paradoxically producing immense amounts of waste that pollute space, the atmosphere, the soil, the oceans, rivers and lakes." This is the best definition an alien could create to define the human species.

[KangaKucha]

While a lot happens in space (like the planets), I think the less humans have to do with it, the hell of alot better.

Like the Moon, going around it in unmanned/manned space vechines is fine. Landing on it was not as it ruined the surface.

Just like on the planet. Example: Titanic is now looking like it's polluted.

[-sv]

This video shows the NASA space shuttle main tank floating around up there, which is false. All of the boosters/tank on the space shuttle de-orbited… the solid rocket boosters within minutes and the main tank shortly after. The only thing the shuttle left was the satellite itself. The same with SpaceX today. The final stage has a final de-orbiting burn.

[timoneill]

I'm just a dumb proctologist...but I could be an asstronought...lol.

[yoannpavergne]

En cas d impact de débris avec l iss, l impact peut effectivement être de 30 000km/h si l objet arrive en diagonal. Mais si il arrive en sens inverse et donc en face a face, les vitesses s ajoutent donc la vitesse d impact est doublée soit presque 60 000km/h. Autant dire qu'il n y a pas vraiment de blindage capable d encaisser cette énergie même si le débris est minuscule