Space Junk Removal Is Not Going Smoothly

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April 14, 2021

Space Space Junk Removal Is Not Going Smoothly Despite promising technology demonstrations, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for the growing problem of taking out the orbital trash By Leonard David

Climate Climate Risks Bill Could Spark Shift to Truly Green Economy The legislation could incentivize greener investments by requiring companies to report the risks that climate poses to their business By Robin Lloyd

Policy & Ethics How Health Care Leaders Can Support Their Frontline Workers The pandemic has taught us important lessons about the needs of the health care workforce By Junaid Nabi

Policy & Ethics Scientists Should Admit They Bring Personal Values to Their Work Value neutrality among researchers is a myth that hurts the public trust of science By Naomi Oreskes

Medicine How Could a COVID Vaccine Cause Blood Clots? Researchers are searching for possible links between unusual clotting and the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine By Heidi Ledford,Nature magazine

Natural Disasters Floods Are Increasing in Supposedly Low-Risk Areas The trend raises concerns about the accuracy of flood maps and the adequacy of insurance By Thomas Frank,E&E News

EARTH Glacier Is Surging Down Denali Mountain in Alaska The slumping ice is moving 50 to 100 times faster than usual By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Space First Flight of NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Is Delayed The interplanetary aircraft will launch no earlier than next week due to glitches in its flight-control software By Mike Wall,SPACE.com

Space Dark Matter's Last Stand A new experiment could catch invisible particles that previous detectors have not By Clara Moskowitz

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Relentless Rise of Space Junk Threatens Satellites and Earth Relentless accumulation threatens satellites and Earth By Mark Fischetti | February 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY "After so many decades of the buildup of high-speed clutter in the form of spent rocket stages, stray bolts and paint chips, solid-rocket-motor slag, dead or dying satellites and the scattered fragments from antisatellite tests—all of which could individually damage or destroy other assets—low-Earth orbit is finally on the verge of becoming too crowded for comfort." Leonard David, Scientific American

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