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Will there be at least one human fatality in space due to space debris by 2025?

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Authors:
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Opened:Dec 2, 2021
Closes:Jan 1, 2024
Resolves:Jan 1, 2025
Spot Scoring Time:Dec 3, 2021
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Will space debris cause at least one fatality in space before 2035?

7%

What will be the estimated number of break-ups, explosions, collisions, or anomalous events resulting in fragmentation in space as of January 1, 2030?

1060

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?

59.3
Authors:
crule
Opened:Dec 2, 2021
Closes:Jan 1, 2024
Resolves:Jan 1, 2025
Spot Scoring Time:Dec 3, 2021
Space
Environment & Climate
Economy & Business
Technology
2021-2025 Leaderboard
Astronomy
2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
Space debris
NASA
Environmental science
International Space Station
Russia
Forbes logo
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Will space debris cause at least one fatality in space before 2035?

7%

What will be the estimated number of break-ups, explosions, collisions, or anomalous events resulting in fragmentation in space as of January 1, 2030?

1060

What percent of spacecraft will satisfy post mission disposal regulations in the decade of 2020-2029?

59.3
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