Oct 12 1986
From The Space Library
NASA scientists were searching for ways to clean up the orbiting debris left from nuclear powered satellites and wreckage from anti-satellite weapons testing. Considering the high speed of orbiting craft, scientists reported that even a fleck of paint could be dangerous, the probable culprit that caused a cracked windshield in the seventh U.S. Shuttle flight. Because slightly larger objects could result in catastrophic damage, the planned Space Station sacrificed some valuable weight to or crew quarters. (W Times, Oct 13/86)
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