Subj : The James Webb Space Telescope
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Dec 27 2021 07:28 pm

Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

** On Sunday 26.12.21 - 23:02, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> Maybe the odd loose screw or bolt that has sprung loose from
 AA>> the myriad of launches over the decades will cross paths with a
 AA>> new mission.

 WvV> Not that far from earth where the JWST now is (half way the distance to
 WvV> the moon). There is hardly anything there, compared to the low earth
 WvV> orbits.

No Kidding..  I just read THIS in the news:

 "China RAGES at Elon Musk after space station near miss with
 Starlink satellite

 "China complained to UN in a diplomatic note, its space
 station had to take evasive action to avoid collision with
 satellites launched by the billionaire's Starlink program.
 (SCMP)

 "Satellites from Starlink Internet Services, had two "close
 encounters" with the Chinese space station, according to a
 document submitted to the UN Space Agency.

 "For safety reasons, the China Space Station implemented
 preventive collision avoidance control," China said in the
 document.

This is only going to get worse as things get crowded up there.
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