By the Numbers Space Debris
February 11, 2008
By the numbers Space debris
43: Number of years the oldest debris, the nonfunctioning U.S. satellite Vanguard I, has been in orbit
1965: Year American astronaut Edward White lost a glove during a space walk
17,000: Speed in mph of the glove, which stayed in orbit for a month
200: Number of objects, mostly bags of trash, released by the Mir space station in its first 10 years of operationSource: Space.com
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