Clean up space.
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This drawing shows what too much space junk might look like. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) -
A SpaceX rocket lifts off in 2018. The launch pad is in Florida. (AP/John Raoux) -
A farmer in Australia stands next to a ball of twisted metal in 2008. People think it is space junk. (James Stirton/Reuters) -
Photos of the night sky show many satellite trails. (Alan Dyer/AP) -
This piece of space junk fell on a house in Florida. (NASA via AP)
Many space gadgets orbit the Earth. Crash! Sometimes they smack into other things. Broken rocket parts fly about. Crunch! There is no space dump.
Space groups talk. How can they clean up the mess?
Pray God will show nations how to clean up space. Pray people will care well for all that God has made.
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There are more than 10,000 satellites in space. They go around the Earth. Most belong to SpaceX. These satellites give internet to people all over the world. China launches satellites. Amazon does too. Rocket parts and broken satellite pieces orbit Earth. Jonathan McDowell is an astronomer. He tracks space junk. He says there are more than 18,000 pieces. The European Space Agency talks with SpaceX. It wants to work together to decrease space trash.
It is good to keep God’s creation clean. “The heavens declare the glory of God.” (Psalm 19:1)
