Space Junk: What a mess!
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Will NASA get in trouble if they don’t clean up? Do satellites fall on people? Where does astronaut poop go? These are some of our kids’ questions. Answering them is Anne Bettens, an expert in Space Junk. She’s researching robotic spacecraft or aka building a space handyman. Currently, she’s pursuing a PhD while interning with NASA, which has loads of space trash. Space junk orbiting Earth is a massive problem. The more floating rubbish, the more difficult launching rockets becomes. This huge issue is expanding and suddenly, it’s made garbage collecting super cool. Find out about giant magnets, space nets and astronauts eating Doritos… plus why in space, you can actually hear farts.
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